repair by patching; mend by replacing damaged parts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to repair by cutting away the damaged part and patching with new material
Commonly used for repairing clothes, books, calligraphy, or paintings where the damaged portion is excised and replaced with matching material.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
pò破
le了
，
xū需
yào要
wā挖
bǔ补
yī一
xià下
。
This garment is torn and needs to be patched.
Gǔ古
jí籍
xiū修
fù复
shī师
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
wā挖
bǔ补
pò破
sǔn损
de的
shū书
yè页
。
The ancient book conservator carefully mended the damaged pages by patching.
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Zhè这
fú幅
zì字
huà画
chóng虫
zhù蛀
yán严
zhòng重
，
zhuān专
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
wā挖
bǔ补
zhuāng装
biǎo裱
。
This calligraphy piece is severely worm-eaten, and experts are currently repairing and remounting it.