return to; revert to; restore
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to return to (a previous state); to revert to
formalOften used to describe returning to a calm, normal, or original state after a disruption or change. Slightly formal register.
Bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
hú湖
miàn面
fù复
guī归
píng平
jìng静
。
After the storm, the lake surface returned to calm.
Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
zhú逐
jiàn渐
fù复
guī归
jiàn健
kāng康
。
After the surgery, his body gradually returned to health.
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Tán谈
pàn判
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
liǎng两
guó国
guān关
xì系
zhōng终
yú于
fù复
guī归
zhèng正
cháng常
。
After the negotiations ended, relations between the two countries finally returned to normal.
Shì市
chǎng场
jīng经
guò过
jù剧
liè烈
bō波
dòng动
hòu后
，
jià价
gé格
fù复
guī归
wěn稳
dìng定
。
After violent fluctuations, market prices returned to stability.