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復原

简复原 · 繁復原

Mandarin · pinyin fù yuán

to restore (sth) to (its) former condition
to recover from illness
recovery

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復: Look up this written character
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly

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4–2 · fu4 yuan2

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fuk6 jyun4

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verb

to return to a former state; to restore
to recover (from an illness); to rehabilitate

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