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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