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平复

平復
píngfù
verb #21,833

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
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.
HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
伤口已经平复，不留疤痕。
Shāngkǒu yǐjīng píngfù, bù liú bāhén.
The wound has healed and left no scar.

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