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互补 (hù bǔ): Complementarity (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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互 • hù • mutual; each other
hù
互
mutual; each other
补 • bǔ • to mend, repair, or supplement • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bǔ
补
to mend, repair, or supplement
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 互补.
Words with
互
互相
hù xiāng
each other
相互
xiāng hù
each other
互联网
hù lián wǎng
Internet
互动
hù dòng
to interact
互助
Hù zhù
Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai
交互
jiāo hù
mutually ; interact
互不
hù bù
mutually not; neither ... nor
互信
hù xìn
mutual trust
Words with
补
补充
bǔ chōng
add; supplement; replenish
弥补
mí bǔ
make up; remedy; make good
补习
bǔ xí
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
补偿
bǔ cháng
compensate; make up for
补救
bǔ jiù
remedy; repair; retrieval
补课
bǔ kè
to make up missed lesson
补贴
bǔ tiē
subsidy; allowance
修补
xiū bǔ
Mend
4.
How to Use 互补 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
形成
xíng
形
chéng
成
hù
互
bǔ
补
neutral
form complementarity
Noun + Verb
with
资源
zī
资
yuán
源
hù
互
bǔ
补
Adjective + Complement
with
强
hù
互
bǔ
补
xìng
性
qiáng
强
Subject + Verb
with
优势
yōu
优
shì
势
hù
互
bǔ
补
5.
Example Sentences with 互补
wǒ
我
hé
和
péng
朋
yǒu
友
hù
互
bǔ
补
formal
resource complementarity
formal
strong complementarity
formal
complementary advantages
，
tā
他
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
shuō
说
huà
话
，
wǒ
我
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
tīng
听
。
My friend and I complement each other; he likes to talk, and I like to listen.
zhè
这
liǎng
两
zhǒng
种
shāng
商
yè
业
mó
模
shì
式
hù
互
bǔ
补
，
gòng
共
tóng
同
gòu
构
jiàn
建
le
了
wán
完
zhěng
整
de
的
chǎn
产
yè
业
liàn
链
。
These two business models are complementary, jointly constructing a complete industrial chain.
nǐ
你
men
们
liǎ
俩
de
的
xìng
性
gé
格
zhēn
真
de
的
hù
互
bǔ
补
ma
吗
？
hái
还
shì
是
jǐn
仅
jǐn
仅
kàn
看
qǐ
起
lái
来
bù
不
tóng
同
？
Are your personalities truly complementary, or do they just appear different?
zhè
这
liǎng
两
zhǒng
种
yán
颜
sè
色
hù
互
bǔ
补
，
fàng
放
zài
在
yì
一
qǐ
起
hěn
很
hǎo
好
kàn
看
。
These two colors complement each other and look great together.
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
zhī
知
shi
识
jié
结
gòu
构
bìng
并
bú
不
hù
互
bǔ
补
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
zài
在
mǒu
某
xiē
些
lǐng
领
yù
域
gāo
高
dù
度
chóng
重
dié
叠
。
Our knowledge structures are not complementary; in fact, they highly overlap in certain areas.
