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修补

xiū bǔ · xiu bu

Traditional 修補

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to mend
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Mending the old sweater

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)毛衣(máoyī)破(pò)了(le)一个(yīgè)洞(dòng)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    My sweater has a hole. What should I do?

  2. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)修补(xiūbǔ)。

    Give it to me. I will mend it.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)修补(xiūbǔ)衣服(yīfu)？

    You can mend clothes?

  4. Dengdeng

    会(huì)，我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)教(jiāo)过(guò)我(wǒ)。

    Yes. My grandma taught me.

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，洞(dòng)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)，还(hái)多(duō)了(le)一朵(yīduǒ)小花(xiǎohuā)！

    Wow, the hole is gone, and there is a little flower!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)红线(hóngxiàn)修补(xiūbǔ)的(de)，这样(zhèyàng)更(gèng)好看(hǎokàn)。

    I mended it with red thread. It looks better this way.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)午(wǔ)修(xiū)补(bǔ)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)的(de)漏(lòu)洞(dòng)。

He spent the whole afternoon mending the leak in the roof.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)旧(jiù)裤(kù)子(zi)破(pò)了(le)，奶(nǎi)奶(nai)仔(zǐ)细(xì)地(de)修(xiū)补(bǔ)好(hǎo)了(le)。

These old pants were torn, and Grandma carefully mended them.

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