It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
搭补搭補da1 bu3
to subsidize; to make up (deficit)
大补帖大補帖da4 bu3 tie3
tonic; healthy concoction; (fig.) just what the doctor ordered; (Tw) pirated software
弹药补给站彈藥補給站dan4 yao4 bu3 ji3 zhan4
ammunition depot
抵补抵補di3 bu3
to compensate for; to make good
递补遞補di4 bu3
to substitute; to complement in the proper order; to fill vacancies progressively
点补點補dian3 bu3
to have a snack; to have a bite
垫补墊補dian4 bu5
to appropriate funds intended for another purpose; to borrow; to snack
顶补頂補ding3 bu3
to fill a vacancy; to substitute for
多退少补多退少補duo1 tui4 shao3 bu3
to either refund an overcharge or ask for a surcharge in case of a price change
额外补贴額外補貼e2 wai4 bu3 tie1
to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc; bonus; perquisite
恶补惡補e4 bu3
to overdose on supplementary medicine; to cram too hard
缝补縫補feng2 bu3
to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
候补候補hou4 bu3
to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
候补名单候補名單hou4 bu3 ming2 dan1
waiting list
互补互補hu4 bu3
complementary; to complement each other
碱基互补配对鹼基互補配對jian3 ji1 hu4 bu3 pei4 dui4
complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA
将勤补绌將勤補絀jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4
to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
截长补短截長補短jie2 chang2 bu3 duan3
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to offset each other's deficiencies; to complement each other
进补進補jin4 bu3
to take a tonic (for one's health)
弥补彌補mi2 bu3
to complement; to make up for a deficiency
抛补拋補pao1 bu3
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
抛补套利拋補套利pao1 bu3 tao4 li4
covered arbitrage
配补配補pei4 bu3
to replace (sth missing); to restore
清补凉清補涼qing1 bu3 liang2
ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
取长补短取長補短qu3 chang2 bu3 duan3
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
热补熱補re4 bu3
hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace); hot patching (runtime correction in computing)
食补食補shi2 bu3
tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful); to eat such foods
拾遗补缺拾遺補缺shi2 yi2 bu3 que1
to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
替补替補ti4 bu3
to substitute for sb; reserve player
添补添補tian1 bu5
to fill (up); to replenish
填补填補tian2 bu3
to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
挖肉补疮挖肉補瘡wa1 rou4 bu3 chuang1
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
亡羊补牢亡羊補牢wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
无补無補wu2 bu3
of no avail; not helping in the least
西游补西遊補xi1 you2 bu3
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记