复归 (fù guī) — to return, to revert (to a former state or condition)
Definition
Formal/literary verb meaning to return or revert to a former state — stronger and more bookish than the everyday 回来, and more abstract than 恢复 (restore something).
verb
to returnto revert (to a former state or condition)
Examples
- 复归。Shè huì yīng dāng fù guī hé xié yǔ wěn dìng.Society should return to harmony and stability.
- 复归。Tā xī wàng néng fù guī dào jiǎn dān de shēng huó fāng shì.He hopes to return to a simple way of life.
- 复归。Zhè zhǒng chuán tǒng zài jìn nián zhú jiàn fù guī.This tradition has gradually returned in recent years.
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