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.

Grammar

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