弥补
míbǔ
to make up for, to compensate
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 我们要想办法弥补损失。We must find a way to make up for the loss.
- 再多的钱也弥补不了感情的裂痕。No amount of money can mend an emotional rift.
Collocations
弥补损失弥补不足弥补缺陷加以弥补
Mnemonic
弥 mí "to fill, full" + 补 bǔ "to mend, patch": to fill and patch a gap, i.e. to make up for, to remedy. Korean renders it as "to make up for, to remedy". Filling in a loss, defect or shortfall (弥补损失 to make up a loss, 弥补不足 to remedy a shortcoming). 补 means "to patch, supplement" (补充 to supplement, 修补 to repair). 弥 also means "all over, even more" (弥漫 to permeate).
Related
补偿补救补充填补
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