补
bǔ
to repair
to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
我的裤子破了，妈妈帮我补好了。
wǒ de kù zi pò le, māma bāng wǒ bǔ hǎo le。
My pants were torn, and mom helped me mend them.
他昨晚没睡好，今天想补一觉。
tā zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo, jīn tiān xiǎng bǔ yī jiào。
He didn't sleep well last night, so today he wants to make up for it with a nap.
Words with 补
进补
jìn bǔ
to take a tonic (for one's health)
递补
dì bǔ
to substitute
配补
pèi bǔ
to replace (sth missing)
顶补
dǐng bǔ
to fill a vacancy
额外补贴
é wài bǔ tiē
to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc
食补
shí bǔ
tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful)
碱基互补配对
jiǎn jī hù bǔ pèi duì
complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA
点补
diǎn bǔ
to have a snack
不无小补
bù wú xiǎo bǔ
not be without some advantage
互补
hù bǔ
complementary
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
修补
xiū bǔ
to mend