恢复 huīfù to reinstate
to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
How to remember 恢复: 恢 to restore + 复 repeat = to reinstate.
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How it is used
- To return to a former state - recover, restore, resume - 身体慢慢恢复了 (shēntǐ mànmàn huīfù le) the body gradually recovered; 恢复正常 return to normal.
- Covers both getting better (health, energy) and reinstating something (order, service, a rule). Object is the prior state you go back to.
- Distinguish from 修复 (xiūfù, to repair a broken object) and 康复 (kāngfù, medical rehabilitation): 恢复 is the broad 'back to how it was'.
Example sentences
- 把它恢复到原来的状态。 Bǎ tā huīfù dào yuánlái de zhuàngtài.Return it to its original state.
- 他从重感冒中恢复了过来。 Tā cóng zhònggǎnmào zhōng huīfù le guòlái.He has recovered from his bad cold.
- 暴风雨后，大海恢复了平静。 Bàofēngyǔ hòu, dàhǎi huīfù le píngjìng.After the storm, the sea was quiet again.