补 bǔ HSK3 mend, patch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: repair All meanings 8 bǔ 8 make up for 5repair 2tonify 1 2 sentences for 补 (bǔ — repair) 我的衣服破了一个洞,需要补一下。 wǒ de yīfu pò le yī gè dòng, xūyào bǔ yīxià. There is a hole in my clothes that needs to be mended. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary相传女娲炼五色石以补苍天,断鳌足以立四极。 xiāngchuán Nǚwā liàn wǔsè shí yǐ bǔ cāngtiān, duàn áo zúyǐ lì sì jí. Legend has it that Nüwa smelted five-colored stones to mend the heavens and cut off the legs of a giant turtle to support the four corners of the world. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary