回复

回復

huífù

verb HSK 4 #4,389

Meanings

1 to reply; to respond
2 to recover; to restore

Characters

to return; back

to reply; to recover

Examples

请尽快回复我的邮件。

Qǐng jǐnkuài huífù wǒ de yóujiàn.

Please reply to my email as soon as possible.

他还没有回复我的消息。

Tā hái méiyǒu huífù wǒ de xiāoxi.

He still hasn't replied to my message.

谢谢你的回复。

Xièxie nǐ de huífù.

Thank you for your reply.

Tips

usage

回复 is commonly used for replying to messages, emails, and comments. For phone calls, use 回电话 (huí diànhuà). In the sense of 'recover,' it's more literary — use 恢复 (huīfù) instead in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

回 huí

复 fù