fill a vacancy; make up for a deficiency
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fill a vacancy; to fill up a gap or shortage
Often used for positions, roles, or quantitative gaps. Can be used literally and figuratively.
Gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
zhāo招
pìn聘
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
lái来
tián填
bǔ补
lí离
zhí职
rén人
yuán员
de的
kòng空
quē缺
。
The company is hiring new employees to fill the vacancies left by those who resigned.
Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
tián填
bǔ补
le了
gāi该
lǐng领
yù域
de的
xué学
shù术
kòng空
bái白
。
This research fills an academic gap in this field.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
kuǎn款
tián填
bǔ补
le了
cái财
zhèng政
chì赤
zì字
。
The government allocated funds to make up for the fiscal deficit.