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title: "Fufa Meaning: 复发 (fùfā) Means “to recur”"
description: "复发 (traditional 復發, fùfā) means “to recur; to relapse”. Hear its tones, see what 复 and 发 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fufa"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 复发 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

复发 fùfā

## to recur; to relapse

## Its characters

1. 复 fù to reply
2. 发 fā to send

## In a sentence

他的旧病又复发了。 His old illness has come back again.

[More about 复发](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%8D%E5%8F%91)

## More words with 复 or 发

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [报复 bàofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofu)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [重复 chóngfù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongfu)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)

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