Definition
复生 is a verb meaning 'to come back to life' or 'to revive', often used in literal contexts like a person or plant returning from death. It also has technical senses in biology and physics meaning 'to regenerate' (e.g., cells, tissues) and in industry meaning 'to reprocess' (e.g., materials). The core idea is restoration to a previous or functional state.
v.
to come back to lifeto reviveto regenerateto reprocess
Examples
- 复生。Nà kē kū sǐ de shù jìngrán fù shēng le.That withered tree actually came back to life.
- 复生。Zhè zhǒng xìbāo jùyǒu fù shēng de nénglì.This type of cell has the ability to regenerate.
- 复生。Gōngchǎng jiāng fèiliào fù shēng wéi xīn de yuánliào.The factory reprocesses waste into new raw materials.
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