Chinese–EnglishWith examples
补
bǔ · bu
Traditional 補
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to repair
- to patch
- to mend
- to make up for
- to fill (a vacancy)
- to supplement
In a sentence
2 examples01
补一下这条裙子要多少钱？
How much will it cost to mend this skirt?
Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by TracyPoff · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
小洞及时补，免遭大洞苦。
A stitch in time saves nine.
Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by xtofu80 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.
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