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复发

fù fā
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to recur (of a disease)
  2. 2. to reappear
  3. 3. to relapse (into a former bad state)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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康复
kāng fù

to recuperate

疾病恢复健康

Related words

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反复
fǎn fù

repeatedly

多次发生

Synonyms

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再发
zài fā

to reissue

疾病再次发作

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 病、旧病、疫情 to mean disease recurrence.

Common mistakes

Don't use for first-time occurrence; 发生 is for new events.

Child Words of 复发

发
fā

to send out

发
fà

hair

复
fù

to go and return