guīfù

规复

Word · VerbTraditional規復

plan to recover; plan to restore

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to plan and work towards restoring (lost territory, order, etc.); to endeavor to recover

formal

A formal, literary term often used in historical or political contexts regarding the recovery of lost land or the reinstatement of a previous social/political order. It implies a deliberate, strategic effort.

Jiāng将
jūn军
bì毕
shēng生
zhì致
lì力
yú于
guī规
fù复
bèi被
qīn侵
zhàn占
de的
gù故
tǔ土
 。

The general dedicated his life to planning the recovery of the lost homeland.

Xīn新
zhèng政
fǔ府
shàng上
tái台
hòu后
 ,
shǒu首
yào要
rèn任
wu务
shì是
guī规
fù复
shè社
huì会
zhì秩
xù序
 。

After coming to power, the new government's primary task was to plan the restoration of social order.

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Zhè这
bù部
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhǐ旨
zài在
guī规
fù复
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
dào道
dé德
guī规
fàn范
 。

This law aims to restore traditional moral standards.