补养
bǔ yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

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bǔ yǎng
  1. to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保养
bǎo yǎng
  1. 1 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
  2. 2 to keep in good repair
  3. 3 to maintain
  4. 4 maintenance
修养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
培养
péi yǎng
  1. 1 to cultivate
  2. 2 to breed
  3. 3 to foster
  4. 4 to nurture
  5. 5 to educate
  6. 6 to groom (for a position)
  7. 7 education
  8. 8 fostering
  9. 9 culture (biology)
弥补
mí bǔ
  1. 1 to complement
  2. 2 to make up for a deficiency
收养
shōu yǎng
  1. 1 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
  2. 2 to adopt (a child)
  3. 3 adoption
营养
yíng yǎng
  1. 1 nutrition
  2. 2 nourishment
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
补
bǔ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to patch
  3. 3 to mend
  4. 4 to make up for
  5. 5 to fill (a vacancy)
  6. 6 to supplement
补充
bǔ chōng
  1. 1 to replenish
  2. 2 to supplement
  3. 3 to complement
  4. 4 additional
  5. 5 supplementary
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
补课
bǔ kè
  1. 1 to make up missed lesson
  2. 2 to reschedule a class
养
yǎng
  1. 1 to raise (animals)
  2. 2 to bring up (children)
  3. 3 to keep (pets)
  4. 4 to support
  5. 5 to give birth
养成
yǎng chéng
  1. 1 to cultivate
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to form (a habit)
  4. 4 to acquire
养父
yǎng fù
  1. 1 foster father
  2. 2 adoptive father
养生
yǎng shēng
  1. 1 to maintain good health
  2. 2 to raise a child or animal
  3. 3 curing (of concrete etc)
互补
hù bǔ
  1. 1 complementary
  2. 2 to complement each other
休养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 to recuperate
  2. 2 to recover
  3. 3 to convalesce
休养生息
xiū yǎng shēng xī
  1. 1 to recover
  2. 2 to recuperate
供养
gōng yǎng
  1. 1 to supply
  2. 2 to provide for one's elders
  3. 3 to support one's parents
修补
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
候补
hòu bǔ
  1. 1 to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. 2 reserve (candidate)
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 substitute
包养
bāo yǎng
  1. 1 to provide for
  2. 2 to keep (a mistress)

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
  1. 1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
  1. 1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
  1. 1 If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
  1. 1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
  1. 1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
船到江心，补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì
  1. 1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
遵时养晦
zūn shí yǎng huì
  1. 1 to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
  1. 1 to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián
  1. 1 lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to enjoy one's later years

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