添补 添補
添补 添補 tiān bu ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄅㄨ tim1 bou2
- to fill (up)
- to replenish
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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
Show 14 more words with 添
- 添丁 tiān dīng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥ tim1 ding1 to add a son to the family
- 添乱 添亂 tiān luàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄢˋ tim1 lyun6 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb
- 添堵 tiān dǔ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ tim1 dou2 to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
- 添置 tiān zhì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓˋ tim1 zi3 to buy
- 添办 添辦 tiān bàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ tim1 baan6 to acquire
- 添加剂 添加劑 tiān jiā jì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˋ tim1 gaa1 zai1 additive
- 添加物 tiān jiā wù ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ tim1 gaa1 mat6 additive
- 添麻烦 添麻煩 tiān má fan ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ tim1 maa4 faan4 to cause trouble for sb
- 加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄨˋ gaa1 jau4 tim1 cou3 to add interest (to a story)
- 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)
- 添福添寿 添福添壽 tiān fú tiān shòu ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ tim1 fuk1 tim1 sau6 to increase luck and longevity
- 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)
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)
- 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
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
- 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)