弥补 meaning in English

míbǔ

to complement; to make up for a deficiency

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 彌補15 strokes

Meaning of 弥补

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

弥补 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ必bì须xū弥mí补bǔ损sǔn失shī。
You must make up for the loss.
弥mí补bǔ永yǒng远yuǎn不bú会huì太tài晚wǎn。
It's never too late to make amends.
我wǒ必bì须xū弥mí补bǔ损sǔn失shī。
I must make up for the loss.
世shì上shàng没méi有yǒu任rèn何hé的de成chéng功gōng,能néng够gòu弥mí补bǔ家jiā庭tíng的de失shī败bài。
There is no success in the world that makes up for the failure of the family.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

弥 mí · complete · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

补 bǔ · to repair · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 弥补.

补充bǔchōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿bǔchángto compensate; to make up
补贴bǔtiēto subsidize; subsidy
补习bǔxíto take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
补助bǔzhùto subsidize; subsidy
补课bǔkèto make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
补考bǔkǎoto sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam
补给bǔjǐsupply; replenishment
填补tiánbǔto fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form)
修补xiūbǔto mend
补救bǔjiùto remedy
弥漫mímànto pervade; to fill the air

Questions about 弥补

What does 弥补 mean?

弥补 (míbǔ) means "to complement; to make up for a deficiency" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 弥补?

弥补 is made of 2 characters: 弥 (8 strokes), 补 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 弥补 an HSK word?

Yes. 弥补 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 弥补 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 弥补 is written 彌補.