Chinese word

收复

Pronunciation

Pinyinshōu fù

Meaning

  • verbrecapture

Example

军队很快收复了那座城市。jūn duì hěn kuài shōu fù le nà zuò chéng shì

The army quickly recaptured the city.

Illustration for 收复 (recapture)

More examples

通过谈判，政府试图收复部分被占领土。tōng guò tán pàn zhèng fǔ shì tú shōu fù bù fèn bèi zhàn líng tǔ

Through negotiations, the government tried to recapture part of the occupied territory.

Core concept

Control of a territory returns to the side that held it before.

Common phrases

  • 收复失陷地区shōu fù shī xiàn dì qū

    recapture lost territory

  • 收复被占领土shōu fù bèi zhàn líng tǔ

    recapture occupied territory

  • 收复主权shōu fù zhǔ quán

    regain sovereignty

Similar words

夺回duó huí: To take back something lost, such as an object, position, or territory, through deliberate action.
夺取duó qǔ: To seize an object or place from another side by force or other means.
拿回ná huí: To take back a personal possession that was previously one's own.
找回zhǎo huí: To find and recover a lost object or piece of information through searching.

Definition in Chinese

把已失去的城市、据点或地区重新夺回并恢复控制权。bǎ yǐ shī qù de chéng shì jù diǎn huò dì qū chóng xīn duó huí bìng huī fù kòng zhì quán

Word origin

收 (shōu, "take back") + 复 (fù, "restore") joins the ideas of reclaiming something lost and returning it to its earlier state.

Usage tips

  • Its object is normally a place or territory, so using it for a lost wallet sounds mismatched even though English may use one broad verb for both situations.

Other meanings

  • recoververb

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