垫补 墊補
垫补 墊補 diàn bu ㄉㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄅㄨ din6 bou2
- (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
- (coll.) to snack
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垫 墊
- 垫子 墊子 diàn zi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ zin3 zi2 cushion; mat; pad
- 垫底 墊底 diàn dǐ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ zin3 dai2 to put sth on the bottom
- 卡垫 卡墊 kǎ diàn ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ kaa1 zin3 (Tibetan) rug
- 坐垫 坐墊 zuò diàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zo6 zin3 cushion
- 垫上 墊上 diàn shàng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ din6 soeng5 to pay for sb
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- 垫付 墊付 diàn fù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄨˋ din6 fu6 to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
- 垫圈 墊圈 diàn juàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ zin3 gyun6 to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc
- 垫圈 墊圈 diàn quān ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢ zin3 gyun6 washer (on bolt)
- 垫平 墊平 diàn píng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ zin3 ping4 to level (surfaces)
- 垫支 墊支 diàn zhī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓ din6 zi1 to advance funds
- 垫料 墊料 diàn liào ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zin3 liu2 packing material
- 垫档 墊檔 diàn dàng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄤˋ zin3 dong2 to fill a blank space
- 垫款 墊款 diàn kuǎn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ din6 fun2 advance (of funds)
- 垫江 墊江 Diàn jiāng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ dip6 gong1 see 垫江县
- 垫片 墊片 diàn piàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ zin3 pin2 spacer
- 垫肩 墊肩 diàn jiān ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ zin3 gin1 shoulder pad
- 垫背 墊背 diàn bèi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ zin3 bui3 to serve as a sacrificial victim
- 垫脚 墊腳 diàn jiao ㄉㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ zin3 goek3 litter (animal bedding)
- 垫被 墊被 diàn bèi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ zin3 pei5 mattress
- 垫褥 墊褥 diàn rù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ zin3 juk2 cotton-padded mattress
补 補
- 互补 互補 hù bǔ ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇ wu6 bou2 complementary
- 修补 修補 xiū bǔ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˇ sau1 bou2 to mend
- 填补 填補 tián bǔ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˇ tin4 bou2 to fill a gap
- 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 to complement
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ bou2 soeng4 to compensate
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- 补充 補充 bǔ chōng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ bou2 cung1 to replenish
- 补助 補助 bǔ zhù ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ bou2 zo6 to subsidize
- 补救 補救 bǔ jiù ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bou2 gau3 to remedy
- 补给 補給 bǔ jǐ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧˇ bou2 kap1 supply
- 补习 補習 bǔ xí ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ bou2 zaap6 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
- 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄠˇ bou2 haau2 to sit for a makeup exam
- 补课 補課 bǔ kè ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ bou2 fo3 to make up missed lesson
- 补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄝ bou2 tip3 to subsidize
- 补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄅㄢ bou2 zaap6 baan1 cram class
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 候补 候補 hòu bǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ hau6 bou2 to wait to fill a vacancy
- 国补 國補 guó bǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄨˇ gwok3 bou2 national subsidy (abbr. for 国家补贴)
- 增补 增補 zēng bǔ ㄗㄥ ㄅㄨˇ zang1 bou2 to augment
- 恶补 惡補 è bǔ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˇ ok3 bou2 to overdose on supplementary medicine
- 找补 找補 zhǎo bu ㄓㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ zaau2 bou2 to compensate
Idioms with these characters
- 补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì ㄅㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ bou2 pin1 gau3 bai6 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
- 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩˋ ㄖˋ bou2 tin1 juk6 jat6 lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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- 将功补过 將功補過 jiāng gōng bǔ guò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zoeng1 gung1 bou2 gwo3 to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)
- 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō ㄐㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ zoeng1 kan4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
- 截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 勤能补拙 勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)