添补
添补添補 tiān bu ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄅㄨ tim1 bou2
- to fill (up)
- to replenish
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
添
- 增添 zēng tiān ㄗㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ zang1 tim1 to add
- 添加 tiān jiā ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ tim1 gaa1 to add; to increase
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 加添 jiā tiān ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄢ gaa1 tim1 to add; to augment; to increase
- 平添 píng tiān ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ping4 tim1 to add or gain sth without additional effort
- 添丁 tiān dīng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥ tim1 ding1 to add a son to the family
Idioms with these characters
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 锦上添花錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1 lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
- 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧˋ jyu4 fu2 tim1 jik6 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
- 添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄨˋ tim1 jau4 gaa1 cou3 lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom)
- 添砖加瓦添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ tim1 zyun1 gaa1 ngaa5 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (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
- 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