收复 shōufù to recover (lost territory etc)
to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture
How to remember 收复: 收 receive + 复 repeat = to recover (lost territory etc).
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How it is used
- To recover or recapture lost territory - 收复失地 (shōufù shīdì) retake lost land.
- Military register, about winning back ground that was lost to an enemy.