还原 (huán yuán) — to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event or scene); reduction (chemistry)
Definition
Spans three uses: restoring something to its original state, reconstructing a past scene or event, and the chemistry term 'reduction'. 复原 overlaps with the first sense but also covers recovering from illness; 再现 focuses only on reproducing a scene.
verb
to restore to the original stateto reconstruct (an event or scene)reduction (chemistry)
Examples
- 还原。Tā men nǔ lì huán yuán le huā píng yuán lái de yàng zi.They worked hard to restore the vase to its original appearance.
- 还原。Jǐng chá huán yuán le shì gù fā shēng de jīng guò.The police reconstructed the sequence of the accident.
- ，还原。Zài huà xué kè shàng, wǒ men xué xí le rú hé huán yuán jīn shǔ.In chemistry class, we learned how to reduce metals.
Grammar
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