复苏

fù sū , fù sū · HSK 6

to recover

🌱 复 = return/again + 苏 = revive; together: come back to life

复 means return or repeat, and 苏 means revive or come to. Combined, 复苏 names the act of recovering — health bouncing back, an economy picking up, or someone being resuscitated after collapse.

More Chinese words · How Chinese works