Better late than never.
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补
Traditional: 補
bǔ
HSK 3.0 · 3
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bǔ · bou2 (Jyutping)
- to repair
- to patch
- to mend
- to make up for
- to fill (a vacancy)
- to supplement
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Character breakdown
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
I must make up for the loss.
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