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還原

简还原 · 繁還原

Mandarin · pinyin huán yuán

to restore to the original state
to reconstruct (an event)
reduction (chemistry)

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還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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2–2 · huan2 yuan2

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waan4 jyun4

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verb

to return to the original condition or shape; to restore
(chemistry) to reduce; to make a substance gain electron(s)
(mathematics) to use inverse operation to solve for a variable

adj

(attributive) recursive

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