补缺拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shi2 yi2 bu3 que1]

CHARACTERS

补 bǔ
HSK 5
mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
缺 quē
HSK 4
be short of, lack; gap, deficit
拾 shí
HSK 4
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
遗 yí
HSK 5
lose; articles lost; omit