复
发

To recur (of a disease) in Chinese: 复发 (fù fā)

fù fā

to recur (of a disease)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 復發1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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复
发

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

复发

Simplified

復發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的病又复发了。

    tā de bìng yòu fù fā le。

    His illness has recurred again.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

复习

fù xí

to review

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

复印

fù yìn

to photocopy

复杂

fù zá

complicated

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

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