舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā

old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
  2. 2. fig. to repeat an old error
  3. 3. the same old problem

Characters

Character Meaning
舊 jiù
old; opposite: new 新xīn; former
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
復 fù
again; to repeat; to reply
發 fā
to send out; to issue; to develop