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    Expressing "to recover" or "to restore" with 恢复 (huīfù)

    Actions & Events
    Aspect & Tense

    Structure

    Subject + 恢复 + (Object)

    Explanation

    恢复 (huīfù) means to recover, restore, or resume. It is used for returning to a previous state, such as recovering health, restoring services, or resuming operations. For example, 电话得到了恢复 means "phone service was restored."

    Examples

    • 休息了一个星期之后，他的身体终于恢复了。

      Xiūxi le yí ge xīngqī zhīhòu, tā de shēntǐ zhōngyú huīfù le.

      After resting for a week, his body finally recovered.

    • 这条路修好以后，交通很快就恢复了正常。

      Zhè tiáo lù xiūhǎo yǐhòu, jiāotōng hěn kuài jiù huīfù le zhèngcháng.

      After this road was repaired, traffic quickly returned to normal.

    • 停电两个小时后，供电终于恢复了。

      Tíngdiàn liǎng ge xiǎoshí hòu, gōngdiàn zhōngyú huīfù le.

      Two hours after the power outage, electricity was finally restored.

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