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复原

fù yuán · fu yuan

Traditional 復原

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to restore (sth) to (its) former condition
  2. to recover from illness
  3. recovery
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Solving the cube

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)这个(zhège)魔方(mófāng)复原(fùyuán)。

    I want to solve this cube.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)复原(fùyuán)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been solving it?

  3. Liangliang

    两天(liǎngtiān)了(le)，只(zhǐ)复原(fùyuán)了(le)一面(yīmiàn)。

    Two days, and I have only solved one side.

  4. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)就(jiù)能(néng)复原(fùyuán)。

    Give it to me. I can solve it in a minute.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)快(kuài)？

    How are you so fast?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)贴纸(tiēzhǐ)撕下来(sīxiàlai)，重新(chóngxīn)贴好(tiēhǎo)了(le)。

    I peeled off the stickers and stuck them back in order.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爱(ài)和(hé)希(xī)望(wàng)帮(bāng)助(zhù)她(tā)迅(xùn)速(sù)复(fù)原(yuán)。

Love and hope helped her to recover quickly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)旧(jiù)照(zhào)片(piàn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)很(hěn)难(nán)复(fù)原(yuán)了(le)。

This old photo is already very hard to restore.

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