补缺 補缺
补缺 補缺 bǔ quē ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ bou2 kyut3
- to fill a vacancy
- to make up for a shortage
- to supply a deficiency
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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
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
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)
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option