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恢复期 (huī fù jī) — (medical) convalescence, recovery period; (general) recovery period, period of restoration

Definition

A 'recovery period' — used for healing after illness or surgery, and for economic, environmental, or psychological restoration after a shock.

noun
(medical) convalescencerecovery period(general) recovery periodperiod of restoration

Examples

  • 恢复期。
    Shǒu shù hòu tā xū yào yí duàn huī fù jī cái néng zhèng cháng huó dòng.
    After the surgery, he needs a recovery period before he can resume normal activities.
  • 恢复期。
    Jīng jì huī fù jī tōng cháng xū yào zhèng fǔ chū tái cì jī zhèng cè.
    An economic recovery period usually requires the government to introduce stimulus policies.
  • 恢复期。
    Xīn lǐ huī fù jī de cháng duǎn yīn rén ér yì.
    The length of the psychological recovery period varies from person to person.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

恢复recover
恢huīrestore复fùreturn
联合Coordinate
期qīperiod

恢复 recover names the process whose 期 period is meant.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
灰
灰huī恢huī
Same sound today

The left part 忄 is the heart radical, written 心 when standing alone, and the right part 灰 gives the sound.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rì
Sound part声符shēngfú
其
其qí期qī
Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

Open 期 →
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Medicine & Treatment

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