pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
补
補
bu3
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
strokes
7
radical
strokes after radical
2
裨补
裨補
bi4 bu3
to remedy; to make up for; benefit
补白
補白
bu3 bai2
filler (in a newspaper or magazine)
补报
補報
bu3 bao4
to make a report after the event; to make a supplementary report; to repay a kindness
补偿
補償
bu3 chang2
to compensate; to make up
补偿费
補償費
bu3 chang2 fei4
compensation
补充
補充
bu3 chong1
to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary
补充量
補充量
bu3 chong1 liang4
complement; complementary quantity
补充品
補充品
bu3 chong1 pin3
complementary item
补充医疗
補充醫療
bu3 chong1 yi1 liao2
complementary medicine
补登
補登
bu3 deng1
record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)
补登机
補登機
bu3 deng1 ji1
passbook entry machine
补电
補電
bu3 dian4
to charge (a battery)
补靪
補靪
bu3 ding5
variant of 補丁|补丁
补丁
補丁
bu3 ding5
patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
补钉
補釘
bu3 ding5
variant of 補丁|补丁
补裰
補裰
bu3 duo1
to mend clothes
补发
補發
bu3 fa1
to supply again (sth lost); to reissue; to pay retroactively
补法
補法
bu3 fa3
treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health; reinforcing method (in acupuncture)
补过
補過
bu3 guo4
to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends
补花
補花
bu3 hua1
applique
补回
補回
bu3 hui2
to make up for; to compensate
补货
補貨
bu3 huo4
to restock (an item); to replenish inventory
补集
補集
bu3 ji2
complement of a set
补给
補給
bu3 ji3
supply; replenishment; to replenish
补给船
補給船
bu3 ji3 chuan2
supply ship
补给舰
補給艦
bu3 ji3 jian4
supply ship
补给品
補給品
bu3 ji3 pin3
supplies; stores
补给站
補給站
bu3 ji3 zhan4
depot; supply station; supply point; staging post
补角
補角
bu3 jiao3
supplementary angle
补救
補救
bu3 jiu4
to remedy
补卡
補卡
bu3 ka3
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number; SIM replacement
补考
補考
bu3 kao3
to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam; resit
补课
補課
bu3 ke4
to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
补炉
補爐
bu3 lu2
fettling
补码
補碼
bu3 ma3
complementary code; binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
补满
補滿
bu3 man3
to make up for what is lacking; to fill (a vacancy); to replenish
补眠
補眠
bu3 mian2
to catch up on sleep
补苗
補苗
bu3 miao2
to fill gaps with seedlings
补偏救弊
補偏救弊
bu3 pian1 jiu4 bi4
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
补票
補票
bu3 piao4
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc; to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
补票处
補票處
bu3 piao4 chu4
additional ticket desk; stand-by counter
补品
補品
bu3 pin3
tonic
补缺
補缺
bu3 que1
to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency
补阙
補闕
bu3 que1
old variant of 補缺|补缺
补缺拾遗
補缺拾遺
bu3 que1 shi2 yi2
see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺
补色
補色
bu3 se4
complementary color
补数
補數
bu3 shu4
complementary number
补税
補稅
bu3 shui4
to pay a tax one has evaded; to pay an overdue tax
补胎
補胎
bu3 tai1
to repair a tire
补胎片
補胎片
bu3 tai1 pian4
tire patch (for puncture repair)
补体
補體
bu3 ti3
complement (in blood serum)
补贴
補貼
bu3 tie1
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
补习
補習
bu3 xi2
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
补习班
補習班
bu3 xi2 ban1
cram class; cram school; evening classes
补泻
補瀉
bu3 xie4
reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)
补选
補選
bu3 xuan3
by-election
补血
補血
bu3 xue4
to enrich the blood
补牙
補牙
bu3 ya2
to fill a tooth (cavity); to have a tooth filled; a dental filling
补养
補養
bu3 yang3
to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health
补药
補藥
bu3 yao4
tonic
补液
補液
bu3 ye4
fluid infusion
补遗
補遺
bu3 yi2
addendum
补益
補益
bu3 yi4
benefit; help
补语
補語
bu3 yu3
complement (grammar)
补种
補種
bu3 zhong4
to reseed; to resow; to replant
补助
補助
bu3 zhu4
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
补助组织
補助組織
bu3 zhu4 zu3 zhi1
auxiliary organizations
补缀
補綴
bu3 zhui4
to mend (clothes); to patch
补足
補足
bu3 zu2
to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
补足额
補足額
bu3 zu2 e2
complement; complementary sum
补足物
補足物
bu3 zu2 wu4
complement; complementary material
补足音程
補足音程
bu3 zu2 yin1 cheng2
complementary interval; addition musical interval adding to an octave
不无小补
不無小補
bu4 wu2 xiao3 bu3
not be without some advantage; be of some help
插补
插補
cha1 bu3
interpolation (mathematics)
拆东补西
拆東補西
chai1 dong1 bu3 xi1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东墙补西墙
拆東牆補西牆
chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul
船到江心，补漏迟
船到江心，補漏遲
chuan2 dao4 jiang1 xin1 - bu3 lou4 chi2
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
小洞不补大洞吃苦
小洞不補大洞吃苦
xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
小洞不堵，大洞难补
小洞不堵，大洞難補
xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 - da4 dong4 nan2 bu3
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
修补
修補
xiu1 bu3
to mend
修补匠
修補匠
xiu1 bu3 jiang4
tinker
虚不受补
虛不受補
xu1 bu4 shou4 bu3
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
药补
藥補
yao4 bu3
medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
药补不如食补
藥補不如食補
yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
于事无补
於事無補
yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3
unhelpful; useless
增补
增補
zeng1 bu3
to augment; to supplement; to add
找补
找補
zhao3 bu5
to compensate; to make up; to complement; to add
织补
織補
zhi1 bu3
darning; to darn
追补
追補
zhui1 bu3
a supplement; additional budget
滋补
滋補
zi1 bu3
nourishing; nutritious
滋补品
滋補品
zi1 bu3 pin3
tonic; invigorant