Chinese word

复活

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù huó

Meaning

  • verbrevive

Example

那个老节目最近又复活了。nà ge lǎo jié mù zuì jìn yòu fù huó le

That old show has recently been revived.

Illustration for 复活 (revive)

More examples

那位科学家的理论被重新审视后在学界中复活了。nà wèi kē xué jiā de lǐ lùn bèi chóng xīn shěn shì hòu zài xué jiè zhōng fù huó le

That scientist's theory was revived in academic circles after being reexamined.

Core concept

Brings something once lifeless or inactive back into operation, sometimes as if it has been born again.

Common phrases

  • 被人复活bèi rén fù huó

    be revived by someone

  • 重新复活chóng xīn fù huó

    come back to life again

  • 从绝境中复活cóng jué jìng zhōng fù huó

    come back from a desperate situation

Similar words

复苏fù sū: Recovers life or function that has stopped through natural or medical processes.
恢复huī fù: Restores a weakened condition or ability to its normal state.
苏醒sū xǐng: Becomes conscious again after sleeping or being unconscious.
重生chóng shēng: Becomes a new life or existence through being born again.

Definition in Chinese

从失去生命、功能或停止状态中重新恢复生命力或重新开始活动的动作或结果。cóng shī qù shēng mìng gōng néng huò tíng zhǐ zhuàng tài zhōng chóng xīn huī fù shēng mìng lì huò chóng xīn kāi shǐ huó dòng de dòng zuò huò jié guǒ

Word origin

复活 (fùhuó, "to live again") joins 复 (fù, "again") and 活 (huó, "alive or active"), connecting a second start with the recovery of life or function.

Usage tips

  • For a person, this word often sounds religious or dramatic, while for a product, activity, or online account it can sound playful or matter-of-fact.

Other meanings

  • resurrectverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 复活节fù huó jiéEasternoun
  • 复活赛fù huó sàisecond-chance matchnoun

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