补充
bǔchōng
to supplement, to add
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我再补充几句。Let me add a few words.
- 运动后要及时补充水分。After exercise, replenish fluids promptly.
Collocations
补充营养补充说明补充水分补充能量
Mnemonic
补 bǔ "to mend/supplement" + 充 chōng "to fill": to mend a gap and fill it, i.e. to supplement, to add. 补 has the clothing radical 衤 (mending clothes). 补充说明 = supplementary note, 补充水分 = to replenish fluids. Opposite of 减少 (to reduce).
Related
增补填补补足减少
Quick check
What does 补充说明 mean?