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HSK
to replenish / to supplement / to complement / additional / supplementary / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
HSK 6
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  *补* | 补* | *补
to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
HSK 3
to make up missed lesson / to reschedule a class
HSK 6
to compensate / to make up
HSK 5
to subsidize / subsidy / allowance / to supplement (one's salary etc) / benefit
HSK 5
to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit
HSK 6
to subsidize / subsidy / allowance
HSK 6
addendum
to remedy
HSK 7-9
cram class / cram school / evening classes
supply / replenishment / to replenish
HSK 7-9
treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health / reinforcing method (in acupuncture)
to pay a tax one has evaded / to pay an overdue tax
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
supply ship
patch (for mending clothes, tires etc) / (software) patch
to restock (an item); to replenish inventory
to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness
complement (grammar)
complementary item
to make up for what is lacking / to fill (a vacancy) / to replenish
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
(engineering) to reinforce (a structure) / to strengthen / (fig.) to rectify shortcomings
tire patch (for puncture repair)
tonic
to take deferred time off (to make up for working during the weekend or holidays) / compensatory leave
depot / supply station / supply point / staging post
to do sth after the time it should have been done / to do sth to make up for not having done it before / to reapply for (a lost document, card etc)
reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)
to make up for / to compensate
supplies
to fill a tooth (cavity) / to have a tooth filled / a dental filling
lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom) / fig. (of an achievement, deed, undertaking etc) grand; magnificent; unparalleled
complementary number
to catch up on sleep
additional ticket desk / stand-by counter
by-election
record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)
compensation
to fill a vacancy / to make up for a shortage / to supply a deficiency
to charge (a battery)
(sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages) / (abbr. for 傷停補時|伤停补时) injury time
to supply again (sth lost) / to reissue / to pay retroactively
to make up for lost sleep
(military) supply vehicle / (sports) support vehicle during cycling events, marathons etc
to repair a tire
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc / to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
to reseed / to resow / to replant
supply ship
tonic
complementary code / binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
to fill gaps with seedlings
complement / complementary quantity
fluid infusion
passbook entry machine
complement of a set
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number / SIM replacement
to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health
complementary medicine
fettling
tonic; supplement
to mend (clothes) / to patch
complementary interval / addition musical interval adding to an octave
complement (in blood serum)
applique
to enrich the blood
complement / complementary sum
to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date
to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine)
to make up for an earlier mistake / to make amends
benefit / help
complementary color
to mend clothes
supplementary angle
old variant of 補缺|补缺
variant of 補丁|补丁
variant of 補丁|补丁


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