弥
补

To complement in Chinese: 弥补 (mí bǔ)

mí bǔ

to complement

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 彌補1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to complement
  2. 2to make up for a deficiency

Stroke order

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弥
补

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧˊ

mí

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˇ

bǔ

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

弥补

Simplified

彌補

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我会尽力弥补自己犯下的错误。

    wǒ huì jìn lì mí bǔ zì jǐ fàn xià de cuò wù。

    I'll do my best to make up for the mistakes I've made.

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Related words

补

bǔ

to repair

补充

bǔ chōng

to replenish

补偿

bǔ cháng

to compensate

补贴

bǔ tiē

to subsidize

补考

bǔ kǎo

to sit for a makeup exam

补课

bǔ kè

to make up missed lesson

补习

bǔ xí

to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

补助

bǔ zhù

to subsidize

补给

bǔ jǐ

supply

补救

bǔ jiù

to remedy

互补

hù bǔ

complementary

弥漫

mí màn

to pervade

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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