复阳

復陽

fùyáng

verb

Meanings

1 to test positive again (after a prior negative result, esp. COVID-19)
2 to have a rebound positive test

Characters

again / to repeat

positive / yang

Examples

他阳康一个月又复阳了。

Tā yángkāng yí ge yuè yòu fùyáng le.

He'd recovered from COVID a month ago and has now tested positive again.

专家提醒复阳患者仍有一定传染性。

Zhuānjiā tíxǐng fùyáng huànzhě réng yǒu yídìng chuánrǎnxìng.

Experts caution that patients who re-test positive remain somewhat contagious.

Tips

history

A COVID-era neologism (2022–2023) that entered everyday speech during the post-December-2022 reopening wave in mainland China. Paired with 阳 (test positive), 阴 (test negative), 阳康 (recovered), and 二阳 (second infection).

Stroke Order

复 fù

阳 yáng