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HSK 3Word · VerbTraditional補充

supplement; replenish; add

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to replenish; to make up for a shortage/loss

neutral

Can be used for physical resources, personnel, or abstract content like speeches. Can also be used as a noun meaning additional content.

Jūn军
duì队
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
chōng充
bīng兵
yuán员
cái才
néng能
jì继
xù续
zhí执
xíng行
rèn任
wù务
 。

The military needs to replenish troops to continue its mission.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
zhèng正
zài在
bǔ补
chōng充
yī一
pī批
xīn新
de的
qiāng枪
zhī支
dàn弹
yào药
 。

The factory is restocking a new batch of guns and ammunition.

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Zhēn针
duì对
nǐ你
de的
fā发
yán言
 ,
wǒ我
xiǎng想
zuò做
liǎng两
diǎn点
bǔ补
chōng充
 。

Regarding your speech, I would like to make two additional points.

Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
de的
fàn范
wéi围
huì会
bǔ补
chōng充
shàng上
zhōu周
jiǎng讲
guò过
de的
nèi内
róng容
 。

The scope of this exam will supplement what we covered last week.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gěi给
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
bǔ补
chōng充
gèng更
duō多
de的
zī资
jīn金
 。

We need to add more funding to this project.

2.

verb

to add supplementary material; to append extra content

neutral

Usually used for additional teaching materials, opinions, or supporting details that are not part of the core content.

Lǎo老
shī师
huì会
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
bǔ补
chōng充
yī一
xiē些
kè课
wài外
yì意
jiàn见
lái来
wán完
shàn善
bào报
gào告
 。

The teacher will give us some extra opinions to improve our report.

Chū出
bǎn版
shè社
jué决
dìng定
bǔ补
chōng充
yī一
běn本
pèi配
tào套
jiào教
cái材
gěi给
zhè这
mén门
kè课
chéng程
 。

The publishing house decided to add a supporting textbook for this course.

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Wǒ我
xiǎng想
bǔ补
chōng充
yī一
jù句
 ,
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hái还
yǒu有
lìng另
yí一
gè个
jiǎo角
dù度
 。

I would like to add one more point: there is another perspective on this matter.

Jiào教
liàn练
bǔ补
chōng充
le了
yī一
xiē些
xùn训
liàn练
jì技
qiǎo巧
gěi给
xīn新
duì队
yuán员
 。

The coach added some training tips for the new team members.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
bǔ补
chōng充
yī一
xià下
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zài在
huì会
yì议
jì记
lù录
lǐ里
 。

Please add your own thoughts to the meeting minutes.