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补

bǔ · bu

Traditional 補

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to repair
  2. to patch
  3. to mend
  4. to make up for
  5. to fill (a vacancy)
  6. to supplement
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Mending a hole

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)裤子(kùzi)破(pò)了(le)。

    My trousers have a hole.

  2. Dengdeng

    补(bǔ)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)，门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)补(bǔ)衣服(yīfu)的(de)店(diàn)。

    Get it mended. There's a mending shop at the gate.

  3. Liangliang

    补(bǔ)要(yào)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much does mending cost?

  4. Dengdeng

    五块(wǔkuài)。

    Five yuan.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我(wǒ)要(yào)补(bǔ)一朵(yīduǒ)小花(xiǎohuā)。

    Great! I'll have them mend it with a little flower.

  6. Dengdeng

    补(bǔ)一朵(yīduǒ)小花(xiǎohuā)，比(bǐ)新(xīn)的(de)还(hái)好看(hǎokàn)。

    A flower patch looks better than new trousers.

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2 examples
01

补(bǔ)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)条(tiáo)裙(qún)子(zi)要(yào)多(duō)少(shao)钱(qián)？

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(xiǎo)洞(dòng)及(jí)时(shí)补(bǔ)，免(miǎn)遭(zāo)大(dà)洞(dòng)苦(kǔ)。

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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