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Character Decomposition
补=衤+卜
Etymology
cloth
Meanings
to repair
to patch
to mend
to make up for
to fill (a vacancy)
to supplement
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Words with 补 244 total
(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money · (coll.) to snack垫补diàn buto fill a vacancy · to substitute for顶补dǐng bǔto substitute · to complement in the proper order · to fill vacancies progressively递补dì bǔto complement · to make up for a deficiency弥补mí bǔ
Idioms with 补 56 total Chain
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes补偏救弊bǔ piān jiù bìlit. to fill in gaps and pick up what has been left out (idiom) · fig. to make up for omissions and deficiencies; also written as 补缺拾遗补阙拾遗bǔ quē shí yí(lit.) Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom) · (fig.) (of an achievement, deed, undertaking etc) grand; magnificent; unparalleled补天浴日bǔ tiān yù rìnot be without some advantage · be of some help不无小补bù wú xiǎo bǔ
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