English–Chinese

“recover” in Chinese

Chinese

Also康复 (kāng fù) · 恢复 (huī fù) · 回升 (huí shēng) · 复苏 (fù sū)

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí shōu

Example

公司要把这些欠款全部回收回来。gōng sī yào bǎ zhè xiē qiàn kuǎn quán bù huí shōu huí lái

The company wants to recover all these debts.

Illustration for 回收 (recover)

How to say “recover” in Chinese

“Recover” in Chinese is 回收 (huí shōu).

A process that brings money, goods, or materials back into the owner's hands or into use.

Full entry for 回收: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 回收

银行通过拍卖不良资产回收了一部分资金。yín háng tōng guò pāi mài bù liáng zī chǎn huí shōu le yí bù fèn zī jīn

The bank recovered part of its funds by auctioning off its bad assets.

Tips for using 回收

  • English often uses separate verbs for retrieving a debt, collecting an item, and recycling waste, while one Chinese verb covers all three, so the object usually supplies the exact sense.

Other Chinese words for “recover”

他经过治疗,身体已经康复了。tā jīng guò zhì liáo shēn tǐ yǐ jīng kāng fù le

After treatment, he has recovered.

他的体力很快就恢复了。tā de tǐ lì hěn kuài jiù huī fù le

His physical strength recovered quickly.

经济正在逐步回升。jīng jì zhèng zài zhú bù huí shēng

The economy is gradually recovering.

经济正在复苏。jīng jì zhèng zài fù sū

The economy is recovering.

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