复学 (fù xué) — to resume one's studies (after an interruption)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to resume studies after a break (suspension, illness, leave). Usually used in official or written contexts like school decisions or announcements — not casual speech.

verb
to resume one's studies (after an interruption)

Examples

  • 复学。
    Tā bìng hǎo le yǐ hòu jiù fù xué le.
    He resumed his studies after recovering from illness.
  • ，。
    Tā xiū xué yì nián, jīn nián jiǔ yuè fù le xué.
    She took a year off and resumed her studies this September.
  • 复学。
    Xué xiào tóng yì tā xià xué qī fù xué.
    The school agreed to let him resume his studies next semester.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

复fùrestore
学xuéstudies

复 means to restore, and 学 refers to one's studies, so it describes resuming them.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 復; 复 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 复 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (复习, 恢复) it is 復; in others (复印, 复杂) (答复, 反复) it is 複 or 覆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
复
复fù復fù
Same sound today

The traditional form 復 combines 彳, a walking part, with 复, a sound part, to show walking back and forth.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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