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補 (bou2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

補 (bou2, bǔ) — to refill; to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement; to restore; nutritious; tonics; to moursih; to subsidise; to be of benefit; to add to

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 補償 (bou2 soeng4) — compensation
• 補償貿易 (bou2 soeng4 mau6 jik6) — Compensation trade
• 補助費 (bou2 zo6 fai3) — Subsidies; allowances
• 補助金 (bou2 zo6 gam1) — subsidy; grant
• 補妝 (bou2 zong1) — Makeup
• 補子 (bou2 zi2) — mandarin square (a rank badge sewed on to the surcoat of an officials in the pa…

Chengyu with this character

• 亡羊補牢 — Losses already taken are a reason to fix the cause, not to give up. Used to encourage action after a failure: repair the hole, then carry on.

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