Radical 145 · 7 strokes

to make up for

HSK 3 (3.0)6 meanings#10841
MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to make up for

    弥补缺少的部分;修理破损的东西míbǔ quēshǎo de bùfen;xiūlǐ pòsǔn de dōngxi

    • I need to catch up on sleep.

  2. verb

    to supplement

    增加不足的部分;修补破损的地方zēngjiā búzú de búfen;xiūbǔ pòsǔn de dìfang

    • You need to catch up on your sleep.

  3. verb

    to mend

    修理坏的东西,使它恢复完整xiūlǐ huài de dōngxi, shǐ tā huīfù wánzhěng

    • This shirt needs to be mended.

  4. verb

    to patch

    用材料遮盖或修复破损的地方yòng cáiliào zhēgài huò xiūfù pòsǔn de dìfang

    • This garment needs to be mended.

  5. verb

    to fill (a vacancy)

    把不足的地方加满或修好bǎ búzúde dìfang jiāmǎn huò xiūhǎo

    • This vacancy needs to be filled.

  6. verb

    to repair

    修理破损的东西xiūlǐ pòsǔn de dōngxi

    • My phone is broken and needs to be repaired.

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A tailor uses needle and thread to patch torn fabric, mending clothes.

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