拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē

DEFINITIONS

  1. to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

CHARACTERS

拾 shí
HSK 4
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit
補 bǔ mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
缺 quē
HSK 4
be short of, lack; gap, deficit