wā​bǔ

to mend by replacing

  • created sense approved 挖补/挖補 · wā​bǔ · to mend by replacing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖补 / 挖補

    wā​bǔ

    to mend by replacing

    to remove a damaged or unnecessary part and replace it with new material, such as when repairing a road, clothing, or editing a manuscript

    挖, 补

    挖 (literal) → 挖 · wā · to dig 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to mend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense