补 (補)
bǔ
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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 classifier: 个 gè
补课
bǔ kè
  1. 1 to make up missed lesson
  2. 2 to reschedule a class
互补
hù bǔ
  1. 1 complementary
  2. 2 to complement each other

Idioms (12)

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
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

Sample Sentences

目前，欧洲多数高校采用录播、直播课程以及教学课件相结合的方式。英国伦敦大学教授宁陆涛说，几十年前，英国就已经开展网络教学，但多是线上和线下互相补充的混合授课。现在全面改为网络教学，还没有遇到很大的技术障碍，学生整体反馈比较好。
mùqián ，Ōuzhōu duōshù gāoxiào cǎiyòng lùbō 、zhíbō kèchéng yǐjí jiàoxué kèjiàn xiāng jiéhé de fāngshì 。Yīngguó Lúndūn dàxué jiàoshòu nínglùtāo shuō ，jǐ shínián qián ，Yīngguó jiù yǐjīng kāizhǎn Wǎngluò jiàoxué ，dàn duō shì xiànshàng hé xiànxià hùxiāng bǔchōng de hùnhéshòukè 。xiànzài quánmiàn gǎiwéi Wǎngluò jiàoxué ，hái méiyǒu yùdào hěn dà de jìshù zhàngài ，xuésheng zhěngtǐ fǎnkuì bǐjiào hǎo 。
Currently, most of the European universities are adopting the method of combining pre-recorded lessons, livestream lessons, and coursewares. Professor Ning Lu-Tao from University of London said that the UK launched online teaching several decades ago, but most of those mixed courses are complementary in terms of online and offline teaching. Now they have changed entirely to online teaching without facing severe technical challenges, and received better overall feedback from the students.
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盘活了闲置的床位资源，为养老院增添了活力和人气，还有助于补上养老服务的短板。
pánhuó le xiánzhì de chuángwèi zīyuán ，wèi yǎnglǎoyuàn zēngtiān le huólì hé rénqì ，hái yǒuzhùyú bǔ shàng yǎnglǎo fúwù de duǎnbǎn 。
Revitalise idle beds, liven up nursing home and also help to relieve the shortcomings of nursing home services.
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此外，还有助于补上养老服务的短板。
cǐwài ，hái yǒuzhùyú bǔ shàng yǎnglǎo fúwù de duǎnbǎn 。
In addition, it also helps to fill the shortcomings of the aged care service.
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要想补上养老服务的短板，需要人力、财力的大量投入，但是对于民办养老院来说，前期投入大，利润很微薄，护理费用提高不上去，自然招不到人来做养老服务。
yào xiǎng bǔ shàng yǎnglǎo fúwù de duǎnbǎn ，xūyào rénlì 、cáilì de dàliàng tóurù ，dànshì duìyú mínbàn yǎnglǎoyuàn láishuō ，qiánqī tóurù dà ，lìrùn hěn wēibó ，hùlǐ fèiyòng tígāo bù shàngqù ，zìrán zhāo bùdào rén lái zuò yǎnglǎo fúwù 。
To make up for the shortcomings of the old-age services industry would require large investments in manpower and financial resources. However, for private nursing homes, while the initial investment is large, the profits are very small. And if salaries for nursing personnel are not improved, naturally no one can recruit workers for the the aged care industry.
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如何满足老年人的护理需求和精神需求，杭州这家养老院通过整合现有资源，优化配置，补齐短板，实现互利共赢，为养老事业的发展进行了有益的探索，值得点赞。
rúhé mǎnzú lǎoniánrén de hùlǐ xūqiú hé jīngshén xūqiú ，Hángzhōu zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tōngguò zhěnghé xiànyǒu Zīyuán ，yōuhuà pèizhì ，bǔqí duǎnbǎn ，shíxiàn hùlì gòngyíng ，wèi yǎnglǎo shìyè de fāzhǎn jìnxíng le yǒuyì de tànsuǒ ，zhíde diǎnzàn 。
The nursing home in Hangzhou had achieved mutual benefit and win-win for the old folks and themselves by addressing integration and optimisation of existing resources. They had explored meaningful solutions to improve the old age services industry not just in nursing care but spiritual needs of the elderly. Their work is worthy of praise.
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昨天去一个机构办证件，我去之前已经做好心理准备，脑补了种种情况
zuótiān qù yī ge jīgòu bàn zhèngjiàn ，wǒ qù zhīqián yǐjīng zuò hǎo xīnlǐ zhǔnbèi ，nǎobǔ le zhǒngzhǒng qíngkuàng
Yesterday I went to an agency to process the documents. I was mentally prepared before I went, in my mind, I imagined several scenarios,
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口渴了得喝水，当然毋庸置疑。可那是被动地喝水，我们还要主动地来补水，比如清早起床后喝杯温开水，有助于稀释血液，帮助肝肾代谢，排除体内废物，养颜又保健。
kǒukě le děi hēshuǐ ，dāngrán wúyōngzhìyí 。kě nà shì bèidòng de hēshuǐ ，wǒmen hái yào zhǔdòng de lái bǔ shuǐ ，bǐrú qīngzǎo qǐchuáng hòu hē bēi wēn kāishuǐ ，yǒuzhùyú xīshì xuèyè ，bāngzhù gān shèn dàixiè ，páichú tǐnèi fèiwù ，yǎngyán yòu bǎojiàn 。
Of course there's no question that if you're thirsty you should drink water. But that's drinking water in a passive way. We also have to be proactive in supplementing our water intake, like, for example, early in the morning when you get out of bed, drinking a glass of warm boiled water helps ease your circulation, as well as helping your liver and kidneys metabolize, to rid yourself of toxins, helping improve your skin and keeping you healthy.
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这件事儿倒是简单易行。对了老赵，我常常和朋友一起打球，打完球以后就渴得不行，那个时候可以大量补充水分吗？
zhè jiàn shìr dàoshì jiǎndān yì xíng 。duìle Lǎo Zhào ，wǒ chángcháng hé péngyou yīqǐ dǎqiú ，dǎwán qiú yǐhòu jiù kě de bùxíng ，nàge shíhou kěyǐ dàliàng bǔchōng shuǐfèn ma ？
That really is quite simple. Oh yes, Lao Zhao, I often play ball with friends, when we finish playing I'm always incredibly thirsty. Can I make up my water intake by a large amount then?
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其实运动补水要遵循预防性补充和少量多次的原则，意思也就是说，在运动前、中、后都应该补水。这样可以避免一次性大量补水对肠胃道和心血管系统造成的负担。
qíshí yùndòng bǔ shuǐ yào zūnxún yùfángxìng bǔchōng hé shǎoliàng duōcì de yuánzé ，yìsi yějiùshìshuō ，zài yùndòng qián 、zhōng 、hòu dōu yīnggāi bǔ shuǐ 。zhèyàng kěyǐ bìmiǎn yīcìxìng dàliàng bǔ shuǐ duì chángwèidào hé xīnxuèguǎn xìtǒng zàochéng de fùdān 。
Actually when drinking water during sports you have to obey the principles of preventative supplementing and drinking a little bit many times. That is to say, you should drink before, during and after exercise. That's how you can avoid putting a burden on your intestines, stomach and the network of blood vessels in your heart.
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我周五下午的记忆可都停留在家教老师家了。四五个小孩围在一起痛苦地写作业，数学是我的噩梦，我妈非让我去补习。
wǒ zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ de jìyì kě dōu tíngliú zài jiājiào lǎoshī jiā le 。sì wǔ gè xiǎohái wéi zàiyīqǐ tòngkǔ de xiě zuòyè ，shùxué shì wǒ de èmèng ，wǒ mā fēi ràng wǒ qù bǔxí 。
My memories of Friday afternoons are of being stuck at my tutor's house. Four or five children gathered round in a circle doing their homework. Mathematics was a nightmare for me, so my mum insisted on sending me to cram school.
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