修复 xiūfù to restore
to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
How to remember 修复: 修 repair + 复 repeat = to restore.
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How it is used
- To restore/repair/renovate - 修复文物 (xiūfù wénwù) to restore cultural relics, 修复关系 to mend a relationship.
- 修复 = to restore to a former good state (buildings, files, ecosystems, relationships); contrast 修理 (xiūlǐ, to fix a broken object) and 修建 (to construct).
- Computing: 修复漏洞 (xiūfù lòudòng) to patch a bug/vulnerability.
- 生态修复 (shēngtài xiūfù) = ecological restoration.
Example sentences
- 这个坏掉的花瓶无法修复了。 Zhège huàidiào de huāpíng wúfǎ xiūfù le.This broken vase can't be repaired.