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复兴 (Fù xīng) — to revive, to rejuvenate, to revitalize

Definition

复兴 emphasizes large-scale national, cultural, or industrial renewal — 'revive' on a grand scale. 振兴 is similar but often focuses on a specific sector or industry.

verb
to reviveto rejuvenateto revitalize

Examples

  • 复兴。
    Wǒ men yào nǔ lì Fù xīng chuán tǒng wén huà.
    We must work hard to revive traditional culture.
  • 复兴。
    Zhè ge gǔ lǎo de háng yè zhèng zài Fù xīng.
    This ancient industry is reviving.
  • 复兴。
    Tā men jì huà Fù xīng zhè zuò chéng shì de yì shù fēn wéi.
    They plan to revive the artistic atmosphere of this city.

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.

复fùagain
兴xīngrise

复 means again and 兴 means rise, so something rises again.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

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