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Definitions

  1. 1. to repair
  2. 2. to patch
  3. 3. to mend
  4. 4. to make up for
  5. 5. to fill (a vacancy)
  6. 6. to supplement

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 补

互补
hù bǔ

complementary

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

修补
xiū bǔ

to mend

填补
tián bǔ

to fill a gap

弥补
mí bǔ

to complement

补偿
bǔ cháng

to compensate

补充
bǔ chōng

to replenish

补助
bǔ zhù

to subsidize

补救
bǔ jiù

to remedy

补给
bǔ jǐ

supply

补习
bǔ xí

to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

补考
bǔ kǎo

to sit for a makeup exam

补课
bǔ kè

to make up missed lesson

补贴
bǔ tiē

to subsidize

不无小补
bù wú xiǎo bǔ

not be without some advantage

修补匠
xiū bǔ jiàng

tinker

候补
hòu bǔ

to wait to fill a vacancy

候补名单
hòu bǔ míng dān

waiting list

伤停补时
shāng tíng bǔ shí

(sports) injury time

取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)

垫补
diàn bu

(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money

增补
zēng bǔ

to augment

多退少补
duō tuì shǎo bǔ

(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)

大补帖
dà bǔ tiě

tonic

将功补过
jiāng gōng bǔ guò

to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

将勤补拙
jiāng qín bǔ zhuō

(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability through hard work

小洞不堵,大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ

If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

弹药补给站
dàn yào bǔ jǐ zhàn

ammunition depot

恶补
è bǔ

to overdose on supplementary medicine

截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn

take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)

找补
zhǎo bu

to compensate

抵补
dǐ bǔ

to compensate for

拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)

拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient

抛补
pāo bǔ

cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)

抛补套利
pāo bǔ tào lì

covered arbitrage

拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng

to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

插补
chā bǔ

interpolation (math.)

搭补
dā bǔ

to subsidize

于事无补
yú shì wú bǔ

unhelpful

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)

替补队员
tì bǔ duì yuán

substitute player

添补
tiān bu

to fill (up)

清补凉
qīng bǔ liáng

ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup

滋补
zī bǔ

nourishing

滋补品
zī bǔ pǐn

tonic

无补
wú bǔ

of no avail

热补
rè bǔ

hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace)

缝补
féng bǔ

to darn (clothing)

织补
zhī bǔ

darning

脑补
nǎo bǔ

(Internet slang) to imagine

船到江心,补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí

It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

药补
yào bǔ

medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health

药补不如食补
yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ

the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition

虚不受补
xū bù shòu bǔ

a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic

补丁
bǔ ding

patch (for mending clothes, tires etc)

补交
bǔ jiāo

to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date

补休
bǔ xiū

to take deferred time off (to make up for working during the weekend or holidays)

补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì

to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

补偿费
bǔ cháng fèi

compensation

补充品
bǔ chōng pǐn

complementary item

补充医疗
bǔ chōng yī liáo

complementary medicine

补充量
bǔ chōng liàng

complement

补刀
bǔ dāo

(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant

补助组织
bǔ zhù zǔ zhī

auxiliary organizations

补卡
bǔ kǎ

to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number

补品
bǔ pǐn

tonic

补回
bǔ huí

to make up for

补报
bǔ bào

to make a report after the event

补强
bǔ qiáng

(engineering) to reinforce (a structure)

补数
bǔ shù

complementary number

补时
bǔ shí

(sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages)

补法
bǔ fǎ

treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health

补液
bǔ yè

fluid infusion

补满
bǔ mǎn

to make up for what is lacking

补泻
bǔ xiè

reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)

补炉
bǔ lú

fettling

补牙
bǔ yá

to fill a tooth (cavity)

补登
bǔ dēng

record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)

补登机
bǔ dēng jī

passbook entry machine

补发
bǔ fā

to supply again (sth lost)

补白
bǔ bái

to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout)

补益
bǔ yì

benefit

补眠
bǔ mián

to catch up on sleep

补码
bǔ mǎ

complementary code

补票
bǔ piào

to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc

补票处
bǔ piào chù

additional ticket desk

补税
bǔ shuì

to pay a tax one has evaded

补种
bǔ zhòng

to reseed

补给品
bǔ jǐ pǐn

supplies

补给站
bǔ jǐ zhàn

depot

补给船
bǔ jǐ chuán

supply ship

补给舰
bǔ jǐ jiàn

supply ship

补缀
bǔ zhuì

to mend (clothes)

补缺
bǔ quē

to fill a vacancy

补缺拾遗
bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

补习班
bǔ xí bān

cram class

补胎
bǔ tāi

to repair a tire

补胎片
bǔ tāi piàn

tire patch (for puncture repair)

补色
bǔ sè

complementary color

补花
bǔ huā

applique

补苗
bǔ miáo

to fill gaps with seedlings

补药
bǔ yào

tonic

补血
bǔ xuè

to enrich the blood

补裰
bǔ duō

to mend clothes

补觉
bǔ jiào

to make up for lost sleep

补角
bǔ jiǎo

supplementary angle

补语
bǔ yǔ

complement (grammar)

补货
bǔ huò

to restock (an item); to replenish inventory

补足
bǔ zú

to bring up to full strength

补足音程
bǔ zú yīn chéng

complementary interval

补足额
bǔ zú é

complement

补办
bǔ bàn

to do sth after the time it should have been done

补过
bǔ guò

to make up for an earlier mistake

补选
bǔ xuǎn

by-election

补遗
bǔ yí

addendum

补集
bǔ jí

complement of a set

补电
bǔ diàn

to charge (a battery)

补养
bǔ yǎng

to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health

补体
bǔ tǐ

complement (in blood serum)

裨补
bì bǔ

to remedy

西游补
xī yóu bǔ

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

追补
zhuī bǔ

a supplement

进补
jìn bǔ

to take a tonic (for one's health)

递补
dì bǔ

to substitute

配补
pèi bǔ

to replace (sth missing)

顶补
dǐng bǔ

to fill a vacancy

额外补贴
é wài bǔ tiē

to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc

食补
shí bǔ

tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful)

碱基互补配对
jiǎn jī hù bǔ pèi duì

complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA

点补
diǎn bǔ

to have a snack