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补救

bǔ jiù · bu jiu

Traditional 補救

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to remedy
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Fixing the salty soup

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)汤(tāng)做(zuò)得(de)太(tài)咸(xián)了(le)！

    I made the soup too salty!

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，还(hái)有(yǒu)办法(bànfǎ)补救(bǔjiù)。

    Don't worry, there's still a way to fix it.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)办法(bànfǎ)？

    What way?

  4. Dengdeng

    再(zài)加(jiā)水(shuǐ)，再(zài)放(fàng)一个(yīgè)土豆(tǔdòu)。

    Add more water and put in a potato.

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)不咸(bùxián)了(le)！这个(zhège)补救(bǔjiù)真(zhēn)聪明(cōngming)。

    It's really not salty any more! This fix is clever.

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)现在(xiànzài)我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)三(sān)锅(guō)汤(tāng)。

    But now we have three pots of soup.

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01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)问(wèn)题(tí)该(gāi)有(yǒu)补(bǔ)救(jiù)办(bàn)法(fǎ)。

This type of problem should have a remedy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

趁(chèn)现(xiàn)在(zài)还(hái)不(bù)晚(wǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)补(bǔ)救(jiù)这(zhè)个(ge)错(cuò)误(wù)。

While it's not too late, we need to quickly remedy this mistake.

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