旧病

jiù bìng fù fā

旧病复发

have a recurrence of an old illness

tā zhěng tiān dān xīn huì jiù bìng fù fā

她整天担心会旧病复发。

She lives in dread of the disease returning.

cóng suǒ yǒu zhèng zhuàng lái kàn wǒ zhǐ néng shuō tā shì jiù bìng fù fā le

从所有症状来看，我只能说她是旧病复发了。

From all appearances, I'd say she had a relapse.

míng xiǎn piān tǎn chū kǒu shāng de zhèng cè kě néng dǎo zhì jiù bìng fù fā

明显偏袒出口商的政策可能导致旧病复发。

An explicit policy of favouring exporters is liable to recreate old problems.