补 補 bǔ HSK 3 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. to repair2. to patch3. to mend4. to make up for+2 条 +3 条 1. to replenish2. to supplement3. to complement4. additional+1 条 +2 条 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng HSK 5 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. to compensate2. to make up
1. to subsidize2. subsidy3. allowance4. to supplement (one's salary etc)+1 条 +2 条 1. to subsidize2. subsidy3. allowance
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
1. to sit for a makeup exam2. to resit an exam3. makeup exam4. resit+1 条 1. to make up missed lesson2. to reschedule a class
弥补 彌補 mí bǔ HSK 7–9 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. to complement2. to make up for a deficiency
1. supply2. replenishment3. to replenish
1. to fill a gap2. to fill in a blank (on a form)3. to overcome a deficiency
1. to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)2. a substitute3. a replacement
1. to wait to fill a vacancy2. reserve (candidate)3. alternate4. substitute+1 条 1. patch (for mending clothes, tires etc)2. (software) patch
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo HSK 7–9 1. lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)2. fig. to act belatedly3. better late than never4. to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted+1 条 1. cram class2. cram school3. evening classes
1. complementary2. to complement each other
1. to make up for an earlier mistake2. to make amends
1. to darn (clothing)2. to sew and mend
(dentistry) to fill a tooth; to have a tooth filled
1. to substitute2. to complement in the proper order3. to fill vacancies progressively
to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date
1. lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)2. to use this in place of that3. what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
1. to bring up to full strength2. to make up a deficiency3. to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
1. depot2. supply station3. supply point4. staging post+1 条 1. to fill a vacancy2. to make up for a shortage3. to supply a deficiency
1. to do sth after the time it should have been done2. to do sth to make up for not having done it before3. to reapply for (a lost document, card etc)
1. to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc2. to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
1. to fill (up)2. to replenish
1. to augment2. to supplement3. to add
1. to supply again (sth lost)2. to reissue3. to pay retroactively
1. (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money2. (coll.) to snack
1. to overdose on supplementary medicine2. to cram too hard
1. to compensate2. to make up3. to complement4. to add+1 条 1. to compensate for2. to make good
1. to subsidize2. to make up (deficit)
1. of no avail2. not helping in the least
1. hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace)2. hot patching (runtime correction in computing)