复
fù HSK2

return

复 (復) fù frequency
repeat expression
to repeat an action or do something again

此事涉及多方利益，不容复议。

cǐ shì shè​jí duō​fāng lì​yì, bù róng fù yì.

This matter involves many interests and does not allow for reconsideration.

return verb
to return, resume, or restore to a normal or original state

手术之后，他的视力很快就复原了。

shǒu​shù zhī​hòu, tā de shì​lì hěn kuài jiù fù​yuán le.

His vision recovered quickly after the surgery.

reply verb
to answer or reply, particularly to a letter or message

他回电复我，说明天准时到达。

tā huí​diàn fù wǒ, shuō míng​tiān zhǔn​shí dào​dá.

He called me back saying he would arrive on time tomorrow.

retaliate verb
to take revenge or retaliate

他这样做完全是为了报复对手。

tā zhè​yàng zuò wán​quán shì wèi le bào​fù duì​shǒu.

He did this solely to take revenge on his opponent.

复 (複) fù
complex noun
consisting of many parts; compound or composite as opposed to simple

请写出这些英语名词的复数形式。

qǐng xiě​chū zhè​xiē Yīng​yǔ míng​cí de fù shù xíng​shì.

Please write the plural forms of these English nouns.

double adjective
to double or be twofold; consisting of two layers or components

这间公寓是复式结构，有两个楼层。

zhè jiān gōng​yù shì fù shì jié​gòu, yǒu liǎng gè lóu​céng.

This apartment is a duplex with two floors.

repeat verb
to repeat, duplicate, or overlap

这两个部门的职能有很多重复之处。

zhè liǎng gè bù​mén de zhí​néng yǒu hěn​duō chóng fù zhī chù.

The functions of these two departments have many overlaps.

复 (覆) fù
reply verb
to reply to a letter

他还没给我复信。

tā hái méi gěi wǒ fù xìn.

He hasn't replied to my letter yet.

Frequency
Character
Written text
426th most common 510.7 per million
Movie subtitles
517th most common 278.4 per million appears in 73% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
7.15 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
51.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
復複覆
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+590D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)