I must make up for the loss.
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弥补
Traditional: 彌補
mí bǔ
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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mí bǔ · nei4 bou2 (Jyutping)
- to complement
- to make up for a deficiency
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Character breakdown
弥
- Meaning
- extensive, full; fill; complete
- Radical
- 弓
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰弓尔
- Cangjie
- NOF
- Four-corner
- 1829.0
补
- Meaning
- mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
- Radical
- 衤
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰衤卜
- Cangjie
- LY
- Four-corner
- 3320
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Example sentences
You must make up for the loss.
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