平复

平復

píngfù

verb #21,833

Meanings

1 to calm down
2 to subside
3 to be cured
4 to heal (of a wound or emotion)

Characters

flat; calm; level; peaceful

to return; to recover; again

Examples

他花了很长时间才平复情绪。

Tā huā le hěn cháng shíjiān cái píngfù qíngxù.

It took him a long time to calm his emotions.

伤口已经平复，不留疤痕。

Shāngkǒu yǐjīng píngfù, bù liú bāhén.

The wound has healed and left no scar.

请平复一下心情，再做决定。

Qǐng píngfù yīxià xīnqíng, zài zuò juédìng.

Please calm down first, then make your decision.

Tips

usage

平复 has two related meanings: to calm emotionally (平复心情/情绪) and to heal physically (伤口平复). Both share the sense of returning to a stable state. Compare 平静 (calm, adjective) which describes a state, while 平复 describes the process of returning to calm.

Stroke Order

平 píng

复 fù