bǔ

Traditional: 補

HSK 3

补 (bǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to repair; to patch; to mend”.

Meanings

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

Related words

补偿to compensate弥补to complement补充to replenish补给supply补救to remedy修补to mend填补to fill a gap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补贴to subsidize于事无补unhelpful补助to subsidize

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