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补
補
bǔ
1. to repair
2. to patch
3. to mend
4. to make up for
5. to fill (a vacancy)
6. to supplement
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

补
bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

互补
hùbǔ
complementary
修补
xiūbǔ
to mend
候补
hòubǔ
to wait to fill a vacancy
填补
tiánbǔ
to fill a gap
垫补
diànbu
to appropriate funds intended for another purpose
增补
zēngbǔ
to augment
弥补
míbǔ
to complement
HSK 6
恶补
èbǔ
to overdose on supplementary medicine
找补
zhǎobu
to compensate
抵补
dǐbǔ
to compensate for
抛补
pāobǔ
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
插补
chābǔ
interpolation (mathematics)
搭补
dābǔ
to subsidize
替补
tìbǔ
to substitute for sb
添补
tiānbu
to fill (up)
滋补
zībǔ
nourishing
无补
wúbǔ
of no avail
热补
rèbǔ
hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace)
缝补
féngbǔ
to darn (clothing)
织补
zhībǔ
darning

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
943
Word Frequency Rank
2,812 of 84,292

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