Writing
复原 (fù yuán) — how to say "restore" in Chinese
复原
Restore
verb
Character composition
复
to return
原
original
Radicals / Keys
厂
Cliff
#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes
夊
Go slowly
#35 · suī · 3 strokes
Collocations
逐渐复原
zhú jiàn fù yuán
to gradually recover
复原古画
fù yuán gǔ huà
to restore an ancient painting
身体复原
shēn tǐ fù yuán
to recover one's health
Examples
经过治疗，他的健康复原了。
After treatment, his health was restored.
他复原了。
He recovered.
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Frequently asked questions
Restore meaning in Chinese
"restore" in Chinese is 复原 (fù yuán).
复原 meaning in English
复原 (fù yuán) means "Restore".
How is 复原 pronounced?
It is pronounced fù yuán (written as fu yuan, fuyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Fu yuan in Chinese character
It is written 复原: 复 has 9 strokes, 原 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 复原?
复原 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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