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重振 (chóng zhèn) — to revive, to restore (a declining economy, spirit, etc.)

Definition

重振 (chóngzhèn) means to revive or restore something that has declined — a business, spirit, confidence, brand. Pairs naturally with 雄风, 声威, 士气.

verb
to reviveto restore (a declining economy, spirit, etc.)

Examples

  • 重振。
    Zhèng fǔ nǔ lì chóng zhèn jīng jì.
    The government is working hard to revive the economy.
  • 重振。
    Zhè cì shèng lì chóng zhèn le quán duì de xìn xīn.
    This victory restored the whole team's confidence.
  • 重振。
    Gōng sī jì huà chóng zhèn pǐn pái xíng xiàng.
    The company plans to restore its brand image.

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.

重zhòngagain
振zhènrevive

重 means again, 振 means revive; together they mean revive once more.

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
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng重zhòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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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
手手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
辰
辰chén振zhèn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

振 pairs 手 (hand) with 辰: 手 shows it is about a hand action, and 辰 gives the sound.

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