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恢复 (huī fù) — to recover, to regain (health, function, etc.); to restore, to resume (a previous state, relationship, etc.)

Definition

恢复 covers both 'recover' (health, function) and 'restore' (relations, order). For recovering from illness specifically, 康复 is the dedicated term; 修复 is for repairing damaged objects or files.

verb
to recoverto regain (health, function, etc.)to restoreto resume (a previous state, relationship, etc.)

Examples

  • ，恢复。
    Jīng guò zhì liáo, tā huī fù le jiàn kāng.
    After treatment, he recovered his health.
  • 恢复。
    Liǎng guó lǐng dǎo rén zhèng zài nǔ lì huī fù zhèng cháng guān xì.
    The leaders of the two countries are working hard to restore normal relations.
  • ，恢复。
    Diàn lái le, jiā lǐ de wǎng luò yě huī fù le.
    The power came back, and the home network was also restored.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

恢huīrestore
复fùreturn

恢 means restore and 复 means return; together they suggest bringing something back to its earlier state.

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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Grammar

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