拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
拾 shí HSK 4
to pick up; to collate or arrange
遺 yí
to leave behind; to lose; to omit
補 bǔ
to make up for; to supplement; to repair
缺 quē HSK 4
lack; to run short of; deficiency