补补Stroke order for 补

bǔ
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

v
Often used for clothes, objects, teeth, etc.
to mend, repair, or fix (something broken or worn)
把残破的东西加上材料修理完整。
Words:
缝缝补补缝补补牙补袜子补锅
Synonyms:
缝
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)的(de)袜(suò)子(zi)破(pò)了(le)，需(xū)要(yào)补(bǔ)一(yī)下(xià)。
    My socks are worn out and need to be mended.
  2. 她(tā)妈(mā)妈(mā)经(jīng)常(cháng)缝(fén)缝(fén)补(bǔ)补(bǔ)，家(jiā)里(lǐ)的(de)旧(jiù)衣(yī)服(fu)都(dōu)修(xiū)好(hǎo)了(le)。
    Her mother often mends things; all the old clothes at home have been repaired.
v
Common for adding content, filling gaps, or covering shortages.
to supplement, make up for, or add what is missing
缺少的充实起来或添上。
Words:
补充弥补补习补漏候补
Sentences:
  1. 请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)资(zī)料(liào)补(bǔ)充(chōng)到(dào)报(bào)告(gào)里(lǐ)。
    Please supplement this information into the report.
  2. 他(tā)打(dǎ)算(suàn)暑(shù)假(jiǎ)去(qù)补(bǔ)习(xí)数(shù)学(xué)。
    He plans to take supplementary math classes during summer vacation.
v
Commonly used with food, medicine, or health-related terms like 身体, 营养.
to nourish or strengthen (the body)
补养。
Words:
滋补补养补品补身体补脑
Sentences:
  1. 冬(dōng)天(tiān)喝(hē)鸡(jī)汤(tāng)可(kě)以(yǐ)滋(zī)补(bǔ)身(shēn)体(tǐ)。
    Drinking chicken soup in winter can nourish the body.
  2. 医(yī)生(shēng)建(jiàn)议(yì)他(tā)吃(chī)一(yī)些(xiē)补(bǔ)品(pǐn)。
    The doctor suggested he take some nutritional supplements.
n
This sense is more formal or literary. In modern usage, it often appears in fixed phrases like 不无小补.
benefit; usefulness (literary)
〈书〉利益；用处。
Words:
补益不无小补空言无补裨补补救
Synonyms:
益利
Antonyms:
弊
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)的(de)建(jiàn)议(yì)对(duì)我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)无(wú)小(xiǎo)补(bǔ)。
    His suggestion is not without some benefit for us.
  2. 空(kōng)言(yán)无(wú)补(bǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)实(shí)际(jì)行(xíng)动(dòng)。
    Empty talk has no benefit; we need real action.

Writing & Component

Radical衤
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