filler article; supplementary remark
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
filler article; short piece to fill a layout gap
technicalA journalism and publishing term for a short piece of text used to fill empty space in a newspaper or magazine layout.
Zhè这
qī期
zá杂
zhì志
de的
bǔ补
bái白
shì是
yī一
piān篇
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
xiǎo小
pǐn品
wén文
。
The filler article in this issue of the magazine is an interesting short essay.
Biān编
jí辑
lín临
shí时
zhǎo找
le了
yī一
piān篇
duǎn短
wén文
zuò作
wéi为
bǔ补
bái白
。
The editor hastily found a short article to use as filler.
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Bào报
zhǐ纸
de的
fù副
kān刊
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
bǔ补
bái白
lái来
píng平
héng衡
bǎn版
miàn面
。
Newspaper supplements often use filler articles to balance the layout.
verb
to add supplementary remarks; to make an additional comment
formalUsed in both written and spoken contexts to add clarification or extra details after the main point has been made.
Guān关
yú于
zuó昨
tiān天
de的
bào报
gào告
，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
zài在
cǐ此
bǔ补
bái白
jǐ几
jù句
。
Regarding yesterday's report, I'd like to add a few supplementary remarks here.
Tā他
xiě写
xìn信
gěi给
biān编
jí辑
，
wèi为
zhī之
qián前
de的
guān观
diǎn点
bǔ补
bái白
。
He wrote a letter to the editor to add supplementary remarks to his previous viewpoint.
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Fā发
yán言
rén人
zuì最
hòu后
bǔ补
bái白
，
chéng澄
qīng清
le了
yī一
xiē些
wù误
jiě解
。
The spokesperson added a final comment to clarify some misunderstandings.