tián bǔ

Traditional: 填補

HSK 7–9

填补 (tián bǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency”.

Meanings

  1. 1to fill a gap
  2. 2to fill in a blank (on a form)
  3. 3to overcome a deficiency
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 填补

填tián · to fill or stuff补bǔ · to repair

Related words

填to fill or stuff补偿to compensate弥补to complement补to repair补充to replenish补给supply补救to remedy修补to mend替补to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)候补to wait to fill a vacancy填写to fill in a form补贴to subsidize

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