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康复

kāng fù

recovery; rehabilitation

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Example Sentences

我希望你能早日康复。

wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng zǎorì kāngfù.

I hope you recover soon.

他正在康复中。

tā zhèngzài kāngfù zhōng.

He is recovering.

康复训练很重要。

kāngfù xùnliàn hěn zhòngyào.

Rehabilitation training is very important.

Synonyms

痊愈 (quán yù)

recover; get well

康健 (kāng jiàn)

healthy; in good health

Antonyms

发病 (fā bìng)

fall ill

生病 (shēng bìng)

get sick

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 康复 (kāngfù) for "recovery" or "rehabilitation" is composed of two characters: 康 (kāng) and 复 (fù). The character 康 is composed of the radical 禾 (hé), which represents grain or crops, and the phonetic component 享 (xiǎng), which means "to enjoy" or "to receive." Together, they form the character 康, which originally meant "abundant harvest" or "prosperity." Over time, it came to be used more broadly to mean "health" or "well-being."The character 复 (fù) is composed of the radical 彳 (chì), which represents a step or a foot, and the phonetic component 覆 (fù), which means "to cover" or "to return." Together, they form the character 复, which originally meant "to return" or "to repeat." In the context of health and well-being, it came to be used to mean "to recover" or "to rehabilitate."When combined, the characters 康 and 复 form the word 康复 (kāngfù), which means "recovery" or "rehabilitation." It is used to describe the process of restoring health or well-being after an illness or injury.