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收复

shōu fù
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to recover (lost territory etc)
  2. 2. to recapture

Word relationships

Antonyms

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失去
shī qù

to lose

Register variants

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光复
guāng fù

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

literary or formal

Related words

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收复失地
shōu fù shī dì

to recover lost territory

Synonyms

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夺回
duó huí

to take back (forcibly)

used in military contexts

Usage notes

Collocations

Used mainly with lost territories or strongholds, such as '收复失地'. Not for lost personal items; use '找回' or '取回'.

Example Sentences

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将军发誓要 收复 失地。
The general swore to recover the lost territory.

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Words Containing 收复

收复失地
shōu fù shī dì

to recover lost territory

Child Words of 收复

收
shōu

to receive

复
fù

to go and return