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弥补

mí bǔ · mi bu

Traditional 彌補

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to complement
  2. to make up for a deficiency
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In a conversation

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Thirsty flowers

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)给(gěi)花(huā)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)，花(huā)都(dōu)低头(dītóu)了(le)。

    I forgot to water the flowers. They are all drooping.

  2. Liangliang

    快(kuài)想办法(xiǎngbànfǎ)吧(ba)！

    Quick, do something!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)多(duō)浇(jiāo)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)来(lái)弥补(míbǔ)。

    I will water them more today to make up for it.

  4. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，水(shuǐ)太(tài)多(duō)也(yě)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

    No, too much water is bad too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)怎么(zěnme)弥补(míbǔ)？

    Then how can I make up for it?

  6. Liangliang

    好好(hǎohǎo)照顾(zhàogu)它们(tāmen)，别(bié)再(zài)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Take good care of them and do not forget again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

世(shì)上(shàng)没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)的(de)成(chéng)功(gōng)，能(néng)够(gòu)弥(mí)补(bǔ)家(jiā)庭(tíng)的(de)失(shī)败(bài)。

There is no success in the world that makes up for the failure of the family.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by pan176 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)想(xiǎng)用(yòng)加(jiā)倍(bèi)的(de)努(nǔ)力(lì)来(lái)弥(mí)补(bǔ)之(zhī)前(qián)的(de)失(shī)误(wù)。

He wants to make up for his previous mistake with doubled effort.

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