复 (fù) - to return & to repeat
复 · fù
to return;
to repeat;
to reply;
to recover;
to restore;
complex;
compound
to returnto repeatto reply
Usage highlights
to replyto reviewto recovercomplexto restoreto repeat
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please reply to my message (回复).
- We need to review the lesson (复习).
- He recovered from his illness (康复).
- This is a complex structure (复杂结构).
Collocations
- to reply(回复)
- to review(复习)
- to recover(康复)
- complex(复杂)
- to restore(恢复)
- to repeat(重复)
Idioms
- To restore something to its original state(复旧如初)
- To repeat the same mistakes(复蹈前辙)
- To restore the old ways(复旧如初)
- Complex and difficult to understand(复杂难懂)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted a round-trip journey, emphasizing the concept of returning.
- In mathematics and science, used to denote complexity or compound structures.
- Commonly appears in words related to recovery, repetition, and response in modern Chinese.