补 bǔ

mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

HSK 5 #944

DEFINITIONS

补 bǔ
  • to repair
  • to patch
  • to mend
  • to make up for
  • to fill (a vacancy)
  • to supplement

STROKES

补 stroke order diagram
补 stroke order animation

WORDS

补充 bǔ chōng
HSK 5
to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4]
补偿 bǔ cháng
HSK 6
to compensate; to make up
弥补 mí bǔ
HSK 6
to complement; to make up for a deficiency
补救 bǔ jiù
HSK 6
to remedy
补贴 bǔ tiē
HSK 6
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
补给 bǔ jǐ supply; replenishment; to replenish
修补 xiū bǔ to mend
填补 tián bǔ to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
替补 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute; a replacement
候补 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
于事无补 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless
补助 bǔ zhù to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
补习 bǔ xí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
补丁 bǔ ding patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
补习班 bǔ xí bān cram class; cram school; evening classes
互补 hù bǔ complementary; to complement each other
补考 bǔ kǎo to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam; resit
补给品 bǔ jǐ pǐn supplies; stores
补课 bǔ kè to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
补过 bǔ guò to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends
缝补 féng bǔ to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
补牙 bǔ yá to fill a tooth (cavity); to have a tooth filled; a dental filling
滋补 zī bǔ nourishing; nutritious
补品 bǔ pǐn tonic
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