fùyuán

复原

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional復原

recover (health); restore (to original state)

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to recover; to recuperate; to convalesce

neutral

Primarily refers to a person's health returning to a normal state after illness or injury. The variant form '复元' is also accepted.

Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
tā他
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
yuè月
de的
shí时
jiān间
fù复
yuán原
 。

He needs a month to recover after the surgery.

Lǎo老
rén人
dà大
bìng病
yī一
chǎng场
hòu后
 ,
shēn身
tǐ体
yǐ已
wán完
quán全
fù复
yuán原
 。

The old man has fully recovered after a serious illness.

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Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
tā她
de的
fù复
yuán原
qíng情
kuàng况
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

The doctor said her recovery is going very well.

2.

verb

to restore; to reinstate; to return to original condition

neutral

Used for objects, artworks, systems, or situations being brought back to their original, undamaged, or previous state.

Jīng经
guò过
zhuān专
jiā家
xiū修
fù复
 ,
zhè这
fú幅
gǔ古
huà画
yǐ已
jī基
běn本
fù复
yuán原
 。

After restoration by experts, this ancient painting has been largely restored.

Dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
 ,
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
huā花
le了
shí十
nián年
cái才
dé得
yǐ以
fù复
yuán原
 。

After the earthquake, it took this city ten years to be restored.

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Bèi被
pò破
huài坏
de的
shēng生
tài态
xì系
tǒng统
nán难
yǐ以
fù复
yuán原
 。

A damaged ecosystem is difficult to restore.

Tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
jiāng将
shì事
gù故
xiàn现
chǎng场
fù复
yuán原
 。

They tried to reconstruct the accident scene.