to review; to debrief
复盘 is written with 20 strokes (复: 9, 盘: 11). The animation replays automatically.
复盘 (fùpán) originally described replaying a finished game of Go or chess move by move to study what worked and what didn't.
It has since become one of the most popular words in Chinese business and self-development: to "debrief" or "do a post-mortem" — systematically going back over a completed project, deal, match, or decision to draw lessons. 复盘一下这个项目 means "let's review this project and see what we can learn." It carries a forward-looking, analytical tone: not just summarizing what happened, but extracting insight to do better next time.
Don't confuse it with 复习 (fùxí), which is reviewing study material to remember it for an exam. 复盘 is reflective analysis after the fact; 复习 is revision of things you're learning. The characters are 复 (again) + 盘 (board / the chessboard).
Note: Originated in board games; now a buzzword in business, investing, and self-improvement contexts.
Character by character
Memory hook: Replay the 盘 (game board) 复 (again), move by move → debrief and learn.
比赛结束后，教练带球员复盘。
Bǐsài jiéshù hòu, jiàoliàn dài qiúyuán fùpán.
After the match, the coach led the players in a debrief.
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我们每周都会复盘一次工作。
Wǒmen měi zhōu dōu huì fùpán yí cì gōngzuò.
We review our work once a week.
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复盘让我看清了自己的错误。
Fùpán ràng wǒ kànqīng le zìjǐ de cuòwù.
The review made me see my own mistakes clearly.
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投资之后一定要复盘。
Tóuzī zhīhòu yídìng yào fùpán.
You must always review your decisions after investing.
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总结 is to summarize — state what happened and the conclusions. 复盘 goes further: it re-examines the process step by step to find why, aiming to improve next time.
反思 is inward self-reflection on one's own conduct. 复盘 is a structured, often team-wide review of an event or decision, not just personal soul-searching.
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