填补 填補
填补 填補 tián bǔ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˇ tin4 bou2 HSK 7-9
- to fill a gap
- to fill in a blank (on a form)
- to overcome a deficiency
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填
- 填充 tián chōng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄥ tin4 cung1 to fill up; to stuff
- 填写 填寫 tián xiě ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ tin4 se2 to fill in a form
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 代填 dài tián ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ doi6 tin4 to fill in a form for sb else
- 充填 chōng tián ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢˊ cung1 tin4 to fill (gap, hole, area, blank)
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- 回填 huí tián ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ wui4 tin4 to backfill
- 填地 tián dì ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ tin4 dei6 landfill
- 填报 填報 tián bào ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ tin4 bou3 to fill in and submit (a form)
- 填堵 tián dǔ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˇ tin4 dou2 to stuff
- 填塞 tián sè ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ tin4 sak1 to fill up
- 填密 tián mì ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ tin4 mat6 packing
- 填房 tián fáng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ tin4 fong4 second wife (of a widower)
- 填料 tián liào ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tin4 liu2 packing material
- 填海 tián hǎi ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ tin4 hoi2 land reclamation
- 填满 填滿 tián mǎn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ tin4 mun5 to cram
- 填表 tián biǎo ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ tin4 biu2 to fill out a form; to complete a form
- 填词 填詞 tián cí ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ tin4 ci4 to compose a poem (to a given tune)
- 填饱 填飽 tián bǎo ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ tin4 baau2 to feed to the full
- 填鸭 填鴨 tián yā ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄚ tin4 aap2 to force-feed ducks
- 装填 裝填 zhuāng tián ㄓㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢˊ zong1 tin4 to load; to fill (into a container)
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
- 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 to complement
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ bou2 soeng4 to compensate
- 补充 補充 bǔ chōng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ bou2 cung1 to replenish
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- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 恨海难填 恨海難填 hèn hǎi nán tián ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ han6 hoi2 naan4 tin4 sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
- 精卫填海 精衛填海 Jīng wèi tián hǎi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ zing1 wai6 tin4 hoi2 lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
- 义愤填胸 義憤填胸 yì fèn tián xiōng ㄧˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ji6 fan5 tin4 hung1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
- 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)