supplement; augment; add
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to add what is missing or omitted; to supplement; to augment
Used when adding missing personnel, content, materials, or funds to complete or improve something. Often appears in formal or administrative contexts.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
zēng增
bǔ补
rén人
shǒu手
lái来
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
The company decided to add more staff to complete this project.
Zhè这
shì是
cí词
diǎn典
de的
zēng增
bǔ补
běn本
，
shōu收
lù录
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xīn新
cí词
huì汇
。
This is the supplementary edition of the dictionary, containing many new words.
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Bào报
gào告
wán完
chéng成
hòu后
，
tā他
yòu又
lüè略
zuò作
zēng增
bǔ补
。
After completing the report, he made some slight additions.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zēng增
bǔ补
yù预
suàn算
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
tū突
fā发
qíng情
kuàng况
。
We need to supplement the budget to deal with emergencies.