弥补 彌補
弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to complement
- to make up for a deficiency
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弥 彌
- 弥漫 彌漫 mí màn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ nei4 maan6 to pervade
- 弥勒 彌勒 Mí lè ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ nei4 lak6 Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
- 弥合 彌合 mí hé ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊ nei4 hap6 to cause a wound to close up and heal
- 弥天 彌天 mí tiān ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ nei4 tin1 filling the entire sky
- 弥封 彌封 mí fēng ㄇㄧˊ ㄈㄥ nei4 fung1 to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
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- 弥撒 彌撒 mí sa ㄇㄧˊ ˙ㄙㄚ nei4 saat3 (Catholic) Mass
- 弥散 彌散 mí sàn ㄇㄧˊ ㄙㄢˋ nei4 saan3 to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
- 弥月 彌月 mí yuè ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ nei4 jyut6 full moon
- 弥望 彌望 mí wàng ㄇㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ nei4 mong6 a full view
- 弥渡 彌渡 Mí dù ㄇㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ nei4 dou6 see 弥渡县
- 弥满 彌滿 mí mǎn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˇ nei4 mun5 to be full
- 弥留 彌留 mí liú ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ nei4 lau4 seriously ill and about to die
- 弥缝 彌縫 mí féng ㄇㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ nei4 fung4 to cover up mistakes or crimes
- 弥蒙 彌蒙 mí méng ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄥˊ nei4 mung4 impenetrable thick fog or smoke
- 弥陀 彌陀 Mí tuó ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ nei4 to4 Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise
- 沙弥 沙彌 shā mí ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧˊ saa1 nei4 novice Buddhist monk
- 弥漫 瀰漫 mí màn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ variant of 弥漫
- 须弥 須彌 Xū mí ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧˊ seoi1 nei4 Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
- 弥勒佛 彌勒佛 Mí lè fó ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄈㄛˊ nei4 lak6 fat6 Maitreya
- 弥勒市 彌勒市 Mí lè Shì ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕˋ nei4 lak6 si5 Mile, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
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
- 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
- 历久弥坚 歷久彌堅 lì jiǔ mí jiān ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ lik6 gau2 nei4 gin1 to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
- 历久弥新 歷久彌新 lì jiǔ mí xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 gau2 nei4 san1 lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)
- 弥天大谎 彌天大謊 mí tiān dà huǎng ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄤˇ nei4 tin1 daai6 fong1 a pack of lies (idiom)
- 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)
Example sentences
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您 必须 必須 弥补 彌補 损失 損失 。
You must make up for the loss.
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我 必须 必須 弥补 彌補 损失 損失 。
I must make up for the loss.
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你 必须 必須 弥补 彌補 损失 損失 。
You must make up for the loss.
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弥补 彌補 永远 永遠 不会 不會 太 晚 。
It's never too late to make amends.
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世上 没有 沒有 任何 的 成功 ， 能够 能夠 弥补 彌補 家庭 的 失败 失敗 。
There is no success in the world that makes up for the failure of the family.
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