补 (補) bǔ

1. bǔ verb to repair; to maintain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '补' 1; Guoyu '補' v 1; Kroll 2015 '補' 2, p. 29; Unihan '補')
2. bǔ verb to supply; to fill
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '补' 2; Guoyu '補' v 2)
3. bǔ noun a nutrient
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '补' 3; Guoyu '補' n 1)
4. bǔ verb to help; to benefit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '补' 4; Guoyu '補' v 3; Kroll 2015 '補' 5, p. 29)
5. bǔ verb to supplement
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '补' 2; Guoyu '補' v 5; Kroll 2015 '補' 3, p. 29)
6. bǔ proper noun Bu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '補' n 2)
7. bǔ verb to patch clothing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '補'; Kroll 2015 '補' 1, p. 29; Unihan '補')
8. bǔ verb to fill an open position
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '補' 4, p. 29)

Contained in

• 增补(增補) to augment; to supplement; to add
• 补休(補休) to take deferred time off (to make up for working during the weekend or holidays)
• 滋补品(滋補品) tonic; invigorant
• 补充品(補充品) complementary item
• 碱基互补配对(鹼基互補配對) complementary base pairing
• 炼石补天(煉石補天) fashionging blocks of stones, for the repair of the heavens
• 补眠(補眠) to catch up on sleep
• 补胎片(補胎片) tire patch (for puncture repair)
• 营养补充品(營養補充品) dietary supplement
• 补足音程(補足音程) complementary interval; addition musical interval adding to an octave
• 补天(補天) to repair heaven ; to repair a natural area
• 补法(補法) treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health; reinforcing method (in acupuncture)
• 补子 a rank badge; a mandarin square
• 补货(補貨) to restock (an item); to replenish inventory
• 点补(點補) to have a snack; to have a bite
• 互补色(互補色) complementary colors
• 补助(補助) to subsidize
• 伤停补时(傷停補時) injury time
• 于事无补(於事無補) of no use
• 补选(補選) by-election
• 补课(補課) to make up missed lesson
• 补电(補電) to charge (a battery)
• 补钉(補釘) patch
• 补偏救弊(補偏救弊) to remedy defects and correct errors; to rectify past mistakes
• 补给舰(補給艦) supply ship
• 抵补(抵補) to compensate for; to make good
• 补体(補體) complement (in blood serum)
• 摘东补西(摘東補西) pick from the east to repair the west
• 垫补(墊補) to appropriate funds intended for another purpose; to borrow; to snack
• 可能补语(可能補語) a complement of potentiality; a potential complement
• 医疗补助(醫療補助) medical aid
• 无补(無補) of no avail; not helping in the least
• 补助巡洋舰(補助巡洋艦) auxiliary cruiser
• 补血(補血) to enrich the blood
• 补足额(補足額) complement; complementary sum
• 补足物(補足物) complement; complementary material
• 搭补(搭補) to subsidize; to make up (deficit)
• 补回(補回) to make up for; to compensate
• 补角(補角) supplementary angle
• 热补(熱補) hot patching
• 补丁(補丁) patch
• 补益(補益) benefit; help
• 鍊石补天(鍊石補天) fashionging blocks of stones, for the repair of the heavens
• 补助组织(補助組織) auxiliary organizations
• 食补(食補) tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful); to eat such foods
• 补阙(補闕) to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency
• 拆东墙补西墙(拆東牆補西牆) pull down the east wall to repair the west wall; temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul
• 补缀(補綴) to mend (clothes); to patch
• 递补(遞補) to substitute; to complement in the proper order; to fill vacancies progressively

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补特伽罗 、 大补帖

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Truncated for common words

• 卷八十三　志第三十三: 　選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 187
• 卷一百五十七 志第一百一十 選舉三 Volume 157 Treatises 110: Selection and appointment of Officials 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 109
• 卷十八　趙一 Chapter 18: Zhao I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 106
• 卷三十　燕二 Chapter 30: Yan II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 97
• 卷三　秦一 Chapter 3: Qin I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 96
• 卷五　秦三 Chapter 5: Qin III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 93
• 卷二十　趙三 Chapter 20: Zhao III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 91
• 卷二十六　韓一 Chapter 26: Han I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 88
• 卷二十一　趙四 Chapter 21: Zhao IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 84
• 卷十九　趙二 Chapter 19: Zhao II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 80

Collocations

• 补不足 (補不足) 春省耕而補不足 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王下 King Hui of Liang II — count: 12
• 补官 (補官) 則足以補官之不善政 — Guanzi 管子, 匡君小匡第二十 Chapter 20: Kuang Jun Xiao Kuang — count: 6
• 试补 (試補) 諸買武功爵官首者試補吏 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《平準書》 Equalization — count: 5
• 补吏 (補吏) 諸買武功爵官首者試補吏 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《平準書》 Equalization — count: 5
• 补短 (補短) 斷長補短 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 4
• 补郎 (補郎) 入財者得補郎 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《平準書》 Equalization — count: 3
• 有余补 (有餘補) 故以有餘補不足 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 觀行第二十四 Chapter 24: Observing Behavior — count: 3
• 补县 (補縣) 嬰已而試補縣吏 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《樊酈滕灌列傳》 Biographies of Fan, Li, Teng and Guan — count: 3
• 足以补 (足以補) 則足以補官之不善政 — Guanzi 管子, 匡君小匡第二十 Chapter 20: Kuang Jun Xiao Kuang — count: 2
• 补博士 (補博士) 而補博士 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《張丞相列傳》 Biography of Chancellor Zhang — count: 2