补遗
bǔ yí
Pinyin

Definition

补遗
 - 
bǔ yí
  1. addendum

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

mí bǔ
  1. 1 to complement
  2. 2 to make up for a deficiency
  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
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]
bǔ kè
  1. 1 to make up missed lesson
  2. 2 to reschedule a class
yí wàng
  1. 1 to become forgotten
  2. 2 to forget
yí hàn
  1. 1 regret
  2. 2 to regret
  3. 3 to be sorry that
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
hù bǔ
  1. 1 complementary
  2. 2 to complement each other
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
hòu bǔ
  1. 1 to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. 2 reserve (candidate)
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 substitute
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
tián bǔ
  1. 1 to fill a gap
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (on a form)
  3. 3 to overcome a deficiency
hòu yí zhèng
  1. 1 (medicine) sequelae
  2. 2 residual effects
  3. 3 (fig.) repercussions
  4. 4 aftermath
è bǔ
  1. 1 to overdose on supplementary medicine
  2. 2 to cram too hard
yú shì wú bǔ
  1. 1 unhelpful
  2. 2 useless
tì bǔ
  1. 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. 2 a substitute
  3. 3 a replacement
zī bǔ
  1. 1 nourishing
  2. 2 nutritious
yào bǔ
  1. 1 medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
biǎo lù wú yí
  1. 1 to show in full light
  2. 2 to be revealed in its entirety
bǔ ding
  1. 1 patch (for mending clothes, tires etc)
  2. 2 (software) patch

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
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
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (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
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
  1. 1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (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
沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū
  1. 1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
纤悉无遗
xiān xī wú yí
  1. 1 detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive
  2. 2 not missing an iota
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
路不拾遗
lù bù shí yí
  1. 1 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. honesty prevails throughout society
道不拾遗
dào bù shí yí
  1. 1 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. honesty prevails throughout society
遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián
  1. 1 to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

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