Chinese Word: 补 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

补 (Trad.: 補)HSK 5

Pinyin: bǔ

English Definition: to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement

Chinese Definition:
①把残破的东西加上材料修理完整：缝补。补葺。亡羊补牢。
②把缺少的东西充实起来或添上：弥补。补充。贴补。补习。滋补。
③益处：不无小补。于事无补。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 衣

Pictophonetic:卜 indicates the sound; 衤 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 衤 [ yī ] cloth
- 卜 [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

Similar Characters: 扑朴仆社

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补充HSK 5	bǔ chōng	to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; Classifiers: 个
补贴HSK 6	bǔ tiē	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
补偿HSK 6	bǔ cháng	to compensate; to make up
补助	bǔ zhù	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
弥补HSK 6	mí bǔ	to complement; to make up for a deficiency

1		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 bǔ chōng 补充 yì xiē 一些 xì jié 细节 xìn xī 信息。 I need to supplement some details.
2		xiàn zài 现在 shì 是 xià tiān 夏天， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 bǔ chōng 补充 shuǐ fèn 水分。 It's summer now, and I need to replenish my water.
3		dī yú 低于 quán bān 全班 píng jūn fēn 平均分 de 的 tóng xué 同学 xū yào 需要 bǔ kǎo 补考。 Students who scored below the class average need to take a makeup exam.
4		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 qù 去 bǔ kè 补课 lái 来 tí gāo 提高 wǒ 我 de 的 shù xué 数学 chéng jì 成绩。 I need to attend some remedial classes to improve my math grades.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 yào wù 药物 kě yǐ 可以 bǔ chōng 补充 shēn tǐ 身体 suǒ xū 所需 de 的 gài 钙。 This medicine can supplement the body's need for calcium.

1		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 bǔ chōng 补充 yì xiē 一些 xì jié 细节 xìn xī 信息。 I need to supplement some details.
2		xiàn zài 现在 shì 是 xià tiān 夏天， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 bǔ chōng 补充 shuǐ fèn 水分。 It's summer now, and I need to replenish my water.
3		dī yú 低于 quán bān 全班 píng jūn fēn 平均分 de 的 tóng xué 同学 xū yào 需要 bǔ kǎo 补考。 Students who scored below the class average need to take a makeup exam.
4		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 qù 去 bǔ kè 补课 lái 来 tí gāo 提高 wǒ 我 de 的 shù xué 数学 chéng jì 成绩。 I need to attend some remedial classes to improve my math grades.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 yào wù 药物 kě yǐ 可以 bǔ chōng 补充 shēn tǐ 身体 suǒ xū 所需 de 的 gài 钙。 This medicine can supplement the body's need for calcium.