補 (bou2 | bu3) : help; subsidise; mend

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補

bou2

bu3

[1] [v] mend; patch; fix; repair; restore; fill [2] [v] add up; supplement; supply [3] addenda; supplements; replenishments; complements [4] nutritious; nutrient [5] rich foods; tonics [6] [v] nourish [7] [v] make up; help (finance, etc.); subsidise [8] [v] appoint to; fill a post [9] [v] be of help; benefit; use

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

補 / 补

This word has been viewed 9829 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2018 02:48

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補充 bou2 cung1 bu3 chong1 = replenish; additional

補習 bou2 zaap6 bu3 xi2 = to take supplementary classes

補習班 bou2 zaap6 baan1 bu3 xi2 ban1 = cram school; extracurricular classes

補課 bou2 fo3 bu3 ke4 = make up for a missed lesson

補貼 bou2 tip3 bu3 tie1 = subsidy; allowance

補救 bou2 gau3 bu3 jiu4 = remedy

補償 bou2 soeng4 bu3 chang2 = to compensate

補助 bou2 zo6 bu3 zhu4 = subsidy; allowance

填補 tin4 bou2 tian2 bu3 = to fill (a vacancy, gap etc.)

補選 bou2 syun2 bu3 xuan3 = by-election

添補 tim1 bou2 tian1 bu5 = fill (up), replenish

補色立體鏡 bou2 sik1 lap6 tai2 geng3*2 bu3 se4 li4 ti3 jing4 = anaglyph glasses, 3-D blue/red glasses (common formation)

彌補 nei4 bou2 mi2 bu3 = to make complete; make up for a deficiency

補考 bou2 haau2 bu3 kao3 = make-up examination

互補 wu6 bou2 hu4 bu3 = complement; complementary

無補 mou4 bou2 = of no help; of no use

補數 bou2 sou3 = to compensate, to repair an injustice; base complement

幫補 bong1 bou2 = to help out with money; to subsidize 粵

補妝 bou2 zong1 = make up for

惡補 ok3 bou2 = cram

不無小補 bat1 mou4 siu2 bou2 bu4 wu2 xiao3 bu3 = not be without some advantage; be of some help 國

修補 sau1 bou2 xiu1 bu3 = to mend

修補匠 sau1 bou2 zoeng6 xiu1 bu3 jiang4 = tinker

補助組織 bou2 zo6 zou2 zik1 bu3 zhu4 zu3 zhi1 = auxiliary organizations

補位數字 bou2 wai6 sou3 zi6 bu3 wei4 shu4 zi4 = place holder

補充的 bou2 cung1 dik1 bu3 chong1 de5 = [adj] adminicular, adscititious, ancillary 國

補藥 bou2 joek6 = tonic

補鞋 bou2 haai4 bu3 xie2 = shoe repair

候補 hau6 bou2 hou4 bu3 = to be an alternate (for a vacancy); an alternate

增補 zang1 bou2 zeng1 bu3 = [n] subjoinder; [vt] append

補習社 bou2 zaap6 se5 bu3 xi2 she4 = a tutorial school

補助金 bou2 zo6 gam1 bu3 zhu4 jin1 = grant-in-aid; subsidization; subvention

交通補助 gaau1 tung1 bou2 zo6 jiao1 tong1 bu3 zhu4 = travel allowance; travel subsidy (common formation)

補鑊 bou2 wok6 bu3 huo4 = fence-mending; damage control 粵

以形補形 ji5 jing4 bou2 jing4 yi3 xing2 bu3 xing2 = Eating a food item nourishes the same item in one's body

補處 bou2 cyu2 = to have one's virginity surgically restored

補身 bou2 san1 = to build up the body

補水 bou2 seoi2 = payment for overtime work

補充醫療 bou2 cung1 ji1 liu4 bu3 chong1 yi1 liao2 = complementary medicine (common formation)

補品 bou2 ban2 bu3 pin3 = nutritious food, tonic

補飛 bou2 fei1 bu3 fei1 = upgrade a ticket; variant of 補鑊粵

補票 bou2 piu3 bu3 piao4 = to supplement (upgrade) a ticket (fare)

於事無補 jyu1 si6 mou4 bou2 yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3 = does not help the situation

補發 bou2 faat3 bu3 fa1 = reissue, supply / distribute again

無補於事 mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 = useless; to no avail; futile

補益 bou2 jik1 bu3 yi4 = be of help to; benefit

補色 bou2 sik1 bu3 se4 = complementary color

補師 bou2 si1 bu3 shi1 = a trainee 粵

補𤶸 bou2 naa1 = put on a patch; patch up; sew on a patch 粵

補粉 bou2 fan2 bu3 fen3 = reapply face powder

補血 bou2 hyut3 bu3 xue4 (PRC) xie3 (Taiwan) = replenish or enrich the blood

織補 zik1 bou2 zhi1 bu3 = to darn; to mend by darning

進補 zeon3 bou2 jin4 bu3 = take nutritional supplements to nourish one's health

補足 bou2 zuk1 bu3 zu2 = complement

補花 bou2 faa1 bu3 hua1 = (mahjong) to supplement flower tiles

補牌 bou2 paai4*2 bu3 pai2 = (mahjong) (v.) to take a supplement tile; (n.) a supplement tile

後補 hau6 bou2 hou4 bu3 = (mahjong) second supplementation

補角 bou2 gok3 bu3 jiao3 = [math.] supplementary angles

二補數 ji6 bou2 sou3 = [math][comp sci] two's complement

財政補貼 coi4 zing3 bou2 tip3 cai2 zheng4 bu3 tie1 = [n] financial subsidy

修補處女膜 sau1 bou2 cyu2 neoi5*2 mok6*2 = maidenhead recovery (common formation)

僱員補償條例 gu3 jyun4 bou2 soeng4 tiu4 lai6 = Employees' Compensation Ordinance

補語 bou2 jyu5 bu3 yu3 = complement (grammar)

以豐補歉 ji5 fung1 bou2 him3 yi3 feng1 bu3 qian4 = use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones

將勤補絀 zoeng1 kan4 bou2 zyut3 jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4 = to compensate for lack of ability through hard work

清補涼 cing1 bou2 loeng4*2 = Ching Po Leung soup 粵

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你唔使返補習班咩？粵
Don't you need to go to cram school?
[Lit. you no need return cram-class [particle]. Std. Chinese: 你不是要上補習班嗎？]

就算你噉做亦都於事無補粵
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計國
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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