補 bǔ HSK3 mend, patch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 8 bǔ 8 make up for 5repair 2tonify 1 8 sentences 他买了一些人参来补身体。 tā mǎi le yīxiē rénshēn lái bǔ shēntǐ. He bought some ginseng to nourish his body. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我可以周六全天加班来补上的。 wǒ kěyǐ Zhōuliù quán tiān jiābān lái bǔ shàng de. I can work a full day on Saturday to make up for it. Source: OpenSubtitles我总得把我拿走的钱补回去才行。 wǒ zǒng děi bǎ wǒ názǒu de qián bǔ huí qù cái xíng. I need to put back the money I took. Source: OpenSubtitles他在创作中懂得取人之长,补己之短。 tā zài chuàngzuò zhōng dǒngde qǔ rén zhī cháng, bǔ jǐ zhī duǎn. In his creative work, he knows how to learn from others' strengths to offset his own weaknesses. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他正努力学习,想把落下的功课补回来。 tā zhèng nǔlì xuéxí, xiǎng bǎ luòxià de gōngkè bǔ huílai. He is studying hard, trying to catch up on the schoolwork he missed. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary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他买了一些名贵的人参补身体。 tā mǎi le yīxiē míngguì de rén shēn bǔ shēntǐ. He bought some precious ginseng to nourish his body. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary