康复

• Pinyin: kāng fù
• Hanzi breakdown: 康 = 广 + 隶, health/well-being; 复 = 彳 + 日 + 夂, to return/recover

Meaning

To recover; to recuperate; recovery. Regaining health after illness or injury.

Used for physical recovery from illness, injury, or surgery. Also refers to rehabilitation as a medical field (康复医学). Common phrases: 康复中心 (rehabilitation center), 康复训练 (rehabilitation training), 早日康复 (speedy recovery).

Examples

1. 经过三个月的康复训练，他终于能够重新站起来走路了。 After three months of rehabilitation training, he was finally able to stand up and walk again.
2. 祝你早日康复，期待你尽快回到工作岗位。 Wishing you a speedy recovery; we look forward to you returning to work soon.
3. 医院新建了一座康复中心，专门帮助术后病人恢复。 The hospital built a new rehabilitation center specifically to help post-surgery patients recover.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, everyday, well-wishes

Tone: caring

Do Say

• 祝你早日康复！(Wishing you a speedy recovery!)
• 他正在康复中。(He's in recovery.)

Don't Say

• 用康复形容非健康的恢复，如'经济康复' (康复 is specifically for health — for economy use 复苏)

Origin & History

Compound of 康 (health, well-being) + 复 (to return, to recover). Together meaning 'return to health.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal