bǔjiù

补救

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional補救

remedy; salvage

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to remedy; to salvage; to make amends

Used for fixing mistakes, recovering from losses, or reducing harm caused by errors or accidents.

Fā发
xiàn现
shū疏
lòu漏
yào要
jí及
shí时
bǔ补
jiù救
 。

Timely remedy any oversights you discover.

Zhè这
cì次
xiàng项
mù目
chū出
le了
chā差
cuò错
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jǐn尽
kuài快
bǔ补
jiù救
 。

There was a mistake in this project, so we must fix it as soon as possible.

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Tā他
jí及
shí时
bǔ补
jiù救
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shī失
wù误
 ,
bì避
miǎn免
le了
gèng更
dà大
de的
sǔn损
shī失
 。

He promptly fixed his mistake to avoid even greater losses.

Zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
yǔ雨
zào造
chéng成
le了
nóng农
tián田
shòu受
zāi灾
 ,
cūn村
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
bǔ补
jiù救
 。

The heavy rain damaged the farmland, and the villagers are working hard to salvage the crops.

Rú如
guǒ果
fā发
xiàn现
cuò错
wù误
bù不
jí及
shí时
bǔ补
jiù救
 ,
hòu后
guǒ果
jiāng将
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
 。

If you fail to fix an error promptly, the consequences will be unimaginable.