Chinese word

恢复

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuī fù

Meaning

  • verbrecover

Example

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.

Illustration for 恢复 (recover)

More examples

手术后，他的意识慢慢恢复了。shǒu shù hòu tā de yì shí màn màn huī fù le

After the surgery, he slowly regained consciousness.

Core concept

A setback gives way to a sound, working state, with the return happening in the subject or through action on something else.

Common phrases

  • 恢复意识huī fù yì shí

    regain consciousness

  • 恢复健康huī fù jiàn kāng

    regain health

  • 恢复信心huī fù xìn xīn

    regain confidence

  • 恢复原状huī fù yuán zhuàng

    restore to original condition

Similar words

康复kāng fù: Get well again after illness or injury.
复苏fù sū: Become lively or active again after weakening or stopping.
修复xiū fù: Repair damage so that normal condition or function returns.
复原fù yuán: Go back to the original shape or condition after a change or injury.

Definition in Chinese

表示事物或状态从受损、下降或中断的情况回到原来或良好状态；既可作不及物，表示自身逐渐回到原状，也可作及物，表示把某物或某种状态恢复到原状或正常。biǎo shì shì wù huò zhuàng tài cóng shòu sǔn xià jiàng huò zhōng duàn de qíng kuàng huí dào yuán lái huò liáng hǎo zhuàng tài jì kě zuò bù jí wù biǎo shì zì shēn zhú jiàn huí dào yuán zhuàng yě kě zuò jí wù biǎo shì bǎ mǒu wù huò móu zhǒng zhuàng tài huī fù dào yuán zhuàng huò zhèng cháng

Word origin

恢复 (huīfù, "return to normal") joins 恢 (huī, "be restored to strength") + 复 (fù, "return"), creating a clear sense of renewed condition or function.

Usage tips

  • The verb is useful when an activity becomes available again after a pause, which makes it common in talk about work, classes, and services.

Other meanings

  • recoverynoun
  • restoreverb
  • resumeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 恢复力huī fù lìrecovery abilitynoun
  • 恢复期huī fù qīrecovery periodnoun

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