顶补
dǐng bǔ
Pinyin

Definition

顶补
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dǐng bǔ
  1. to fill a vacancy
  2. to substitute for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

屋顶
wū dǐng
  1. 1 roof
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
山顶
shān dǐng
  1. 1 hilltop
弥补
mí bǔ
  1. 1 to complement
  2. 2 to make up for a deficiency
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
顶
dǐng
  1. 1 apex
  2. 2 crown of the head
  3. 3 top
  4. 4 roof
  5. 5 most
  6. 6 to carry on the head
  7. 7 to push to the top
  8. 8 to go against
  9. 9 to replace
  10. 10 to substitute
  11. 11 to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
  12. 12 (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
  13. 13 classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
顶级
dǐng jí
  1. 1 top-notch
  2. 2 first-rate
互补
hù bǔ
  1. 1 complementary
  2. 2 to complement each other
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
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
填补
tián bǔ
  1. 1 to fill a gap
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (on a form)
  3. 3 to overcome a deficiency
封顶
fēng dǐng
  1. 1 to put a roof (on a building)
  2. 2 to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
  3. 3 fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc)
  4. 4 to top off
  5. 5 fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)
  6. 6 to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
平顶山
Píng dǐng shān
  1. 1 Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
恶补
è bǔ
  1. 1 to overdose on supplementary medicine
  2. 2 to cram too hard
房顶
fáng dǐng
  1. 1 housetop
  2. 2 roof
于事无补
yú shì wú bǔ
  1. 1 unhelpful
  2. 2 useless
替补
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
楼顶
lóu dǐng
  1. 1 top of a building

Idioms (20)

三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
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
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
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
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming
  1. 1 extremely bright (idiom)
聪明绝顶
cōng ming jué dǐng
  1. 1 highly intelligent (idiom)
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
醍醐灌顶
tí hú guàn dǐng
  1. 1 lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
  2. 2 flawless Buddhist teaching
顶天立地
dǐng tiān lì dì
  1. 1 lit. able to support both heaven and earth
  2. 2 of indomitable spirit (idiom)
顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to worship
  3. 3 to bow down to

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