复原 (fù yuán) — to restore (sth) to its original state; to reconstruct; to recover (from illness or damage)
Definition
复原 emphasizes physical repair — piecing something broken back to its original form (artifacts, photos, health). 比 恢复 more concrete, less abstract than 还原. Use 康复 for recovering health alone.
verb
to restore (sth) to its original stateto reconstructto recover (from illness or damage)
Examples
- 复原。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zhèng zài nǔ lì fù yuán zhè xiē pò suì de táo qì.The archaeologists are working hard to restore these broken pottery pieces.
- 复原。Tā shǒu shù hòu shēn tǐ hěn kuài jiù fù yuán le.His body recovered quickly after the surgery.
- 复原。Zhè zhāng jiù zhào piàn jīng guò xiū tú ruǎn jiàn fù yuán hòu qīng xī duō le.This old photo became much clearer after being restored using image editing software.
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