收復失地

to recover lost territory

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

to lose / to miss / to fail

to lose territory / lost territory

to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out

to recover (lost territory etc) / to recapture