复发 (fù fā) — to recur, to relapse (of illness, bad habits, etc.)
Definition
复发 means an illness or bad habit comes BACK after recovery — always about a return to a prior bad state, unlike 恢复 (to recover) or 复苏 (to revive economically/medically). Often used in medical and addiction contexts.
verb
to recurto relapse (of illness, bad habits, etc.)
Examples
- 复发。Tā de jiù bìng yòu fù fā le.His old disease recurred again.
- ，复发。Yī shēng jǐng gào tā bú yào chōu yān, fǒu zé kě néng fù fā.The doctor warned him not to smoke, otherwise he might relapse.
- ，复发。Tā nǔ lì jiǎn féi, dàn hòu lái hái shì fù fā le.She worked hard to lose weight, but later relapsed.
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