Definition
回春 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to revive' or 'to bring back to life', often used in the idiom 妙手回春 (skillful hands bring back spring) to praise a doctor's ability to cure. It can also describe the literal return of spring. As a separable verb, you can insert aspect markers or complements between 回 and 春, e.g., 回了春 ('has revived'). The word carries a literary and positive connotation.
v.o.
to reviveto bring back to life (often in 妙手回春)return of springspring's arrival
Examples
- ，。Zhè wèi lǎo zhōngyī zhēn shì miàoshǒu huí chūn, zhì hǎo le wǒ de bìng.This old Chinese medicine doctor truly has skillful hands that bring back spring—he cured my illness.
- ，回春，。Chūntiān lái le, dàdì huí chūn, wànwù fùsū.Spring has come; the earth returns to spring, and everything revives.
- ，。Zài tā de miàoshǒu zhī xià, bìngrén zhōngyú huí le chūn.Under his skillful hands, the patient finally revived.
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