补缺拾遗
bǔ quē shí yí
Pinyin

Definition

补缺拾遗
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bǔ quē shí yí
  1. see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

收拾
shōu shi
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to pack
  4. 4 to repair
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
缺
quē
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 lack
  3. 3 scarce
  4. 4 vacant post
  5. 5 to run short of
缺乏
quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
缺点
quē diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 fault
  3. 3 shortcoming
  4. 4 disadvantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
  1. 1 once it gets started there's no stopping it
不可或缺
bù kě huò quē
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 must have
拾
shè
  1. 1 to ascend in light steps
欠缺
qiàn quē
  1. 1 to be deficient in
  2. 2 lapse
  3. 3 deficiency
残缺
cán quē
  1. 1 badly damaged
  2. 2 shattered
缺口
quē kǒu
  1. 1 nick
  2. 2 jag
  3. 3 gap
  4. 4 shortfall
缺失
quē shī
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 shortcoming
  3. 3 hiatus
缺少
quē shǎo
  1. 1 lack
  2. 2 shortage of
  3. 3 shortfall
  4. 4 to be short (of)
  5. 5 to lack
缺席
quē xí
  1. 1 absence
  2. 2 absent
缺德
quē dé
  1. 1 to be lacking in moral sense
  2. 2 to lack common basic respect for others
  3. 3 lacking in virtue
  4. 4 mischievous
  5. 5 wicked
  6. 6 cruel
  7. 7 mean
缺憾
quē hàn
  1. 1 a regret
  2. 2 sth regrettable
缺氧
quē yǎng
  1. 1 lacking oxygen
  2. 2 anaerobic
缺陷
quē xiàn
  1. 1 defect
  2. 2 flaw
  3. 3 physical defect
不可收拾
bù kě shōu shí
  1. 1 irremediable
  2. 2 unmanageable
  3. 3 out of hand
  4. 4 hopeless
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
出缺
chū quē
  1. 1 to fall vacant
  2. 2 a job opening at a high level

Idioms (12)

俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
拾人涕唾
shí rén tì tuò
  1. 1 to plagiarize (idiom)
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
  1. 1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
  2. 2 to parrot
拾级而上
shè jí ér shàng
  1. 1 to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
  1. 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
众人拾柴火焰高
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo
  1. 1 when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
  2. 2 the more people, the more strength
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

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