補U+88DC12 STROKES
Entry·pron. bǔ
ㄅㄨˇ
“to repair; to mend; to supplement; to make up for a deficiency; to fill a vacancy; to compensate; to remedy; a nutritional supplement.”
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- 補助ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋto subsidize; a subsidy or allowance; financial aid or assistance.
- 補充ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥto replenish; to supplement; to complement; to add to something lacking; additional; supplementary.
- 補貼ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄝto subsidize; a subsidy or allowance; to supplement income or cover a shortfall
- 彌補ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇto make up for a deficiency; to compensate for a shortfall; to fill a gap.
- 補償ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊto compensate; to make up for a loss or deficiency; to provide restitution or reimbursement
- 補習班ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄅㄢcram school; evening classes; supplementary school; short-term tutoring school (offering remedial or skill-based courses); private coaching center (common in Taiwan for after-school academic or vocational instruction).
- 補選ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇby-election; special election held to fill a vacant office before the term ends
- 修補ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˇto mend; to repair; to fix something damaged or worn
- 補強ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊto reinforce or strengthen a structure; to shore up; to bolster; to rectify weaknesses; to supplement and enhance
- 補救ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋto remedy; to correct a mistake; to make up for an error
- 補足ㄅㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊto supplement; to make up a deficiency; to fill a gap or vacancy; to bring up to full strength.
- 填補ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˇto fill a gap; to make up a deficiency; to fill in a blank on a form
- 補習ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊto take extra lessons; to receive tutoring outside regular school; to attend a cram school or private tutoring
- 互補ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇcomplementary; mutually completing or offsetting each other's strengths and weaknesses.
- 補給supply; replenishment; to replenish; often used in military contexts
- 補助款ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇgovernment subsidy; financial aid or grant provided by the government
- 補上ㄅㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋto fill in a gap or vacancy; to make up for something missing; to add what is lacking.
- 候補ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇa candidate; a person who is likely to fill a vacancy; a person on a waiting list
- 遞補ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˇfill a vacancy in sequence; replace a departed member by the next person in order
- 替補ㄊㄧˋ ㄅㄨˇto substitute; to fill a vacancy; to replace and supplement
- 貼補ㄊㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˇto supplement income or cover a shortfall; to subsidize someone's living expenses
- 補教ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋcram schooling; private tutoring and supplementary education
- 補償金ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣcompensation money; indemnity payment
- 補助金ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣsubsidy; financial grant from a higher-level government to cover funding shortfalls of a lower-level one
- 補正ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋto correct errors and fill in omissions; to amend or rectify (a document, procedure, etc.)
- 補給站ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋsupply station; refueling point; rest stop providing provisions and support
- 進補ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˇtake tonics or nourishing foods to strengthen the body and restore health
- 補辦ㄅㄨˇ ㄅㄢˋto apply for a replacement (of a lost document, card, or certificate); to re-register for an event or procedure missed earlier
- 補齊ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄧˊto make complete; to fill in what is missing; to round out to a full set
- 補校ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋsupplementary or continuing education school, typically offering evening or part-time classes
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