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填补 (tián bǔ): Fill in a gap / make up for a deficiency (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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填补 consists of 2 characters.

to fill, to stuff

to mend, repair, or supplement

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Verb + Complementwith上

tián填

bǔ补

shàng上

neutral

fill up

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

tián填

bǔ补

Verb + Object

tián填

bǔ补

kòng空

bái白

neutral

fill a gap

Example Sentences with 填补

wǒ我

yòng用

ní泥

tǔ土

tián填

bǔ补

le了

neutral

completely fill

tián填

bǔ补

kòng空

quē缺

formal

fill a vacancy

zhè这

ge个

dòng洞

。

I filled the hole with soil.

zhè这

xiàng项

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

zhǐ旨

zài在

tián填

bǔ补

shè社

huì会

bǎo保

zhàng障

tǐ体

xì系

de的

lòu漏

dòng洞

。

This new policy aims to fill the gaps in the social security system.

nǐ你

néng能

yòng用

jù具

tǐ体

shù数

jù据

lái来

tián填

bǔ补

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

kòng空

bái白

ma吗

？

Can you use specific data to fill in the blanks in this report?

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tā他

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

，

tián填

bǔ补

le了

zhī知

shí识

shàng上

de的

kòng空

bái白

。

He studied hard to fill the gap in his knowledge.

jǐn仅

kào靠

gè个

rén人

juān捐

kuǎn款

yuǎn远

bù不

zú足

yǐ

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

tián填

bǔ补

le了

jì技

shù术

kòng空

gōng公

sī司

zhāo招

pìn聘

xīn新

yuán员

gōng工

，

tián填

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

dú读

jǐ几

běn本

xiǎo小

shuō

以

tián填

bǔ补

jù巨

dà大

de的

zī资

jīn金

quē缺

kǒu口

。

Relying solely on personal donations is far from enough to fill the huge funding gap.

quē缺

，

hái还

dài带

lái来

le了

chuàng创

xīn新

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

lǐ理

niàn念

。

He not only filled the technical vacancy but also brought innovative management concepts.

bǔ

补

le了

lí离

zhí职

rén人

yuán员

de的

kòng空

quē缺

。

The company hired new employees to fill the vacancies left by those who resigned.

说

，

tián填

bǔ补

yí一

xià下

nèi内

xīn心

de的

kōng空

xū虚

gǎn感

。

This weekend, I plan to read a few novels to fill the inner sense of emptiness.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 填补.

Words with 填

填空tián kòngHSK 4
填充tián chōng
填写tián xiě

Words with 补

补充bǔ chōngHSK 5
互补hù bǔ
修补xiū bǔ
弥补mí bǔ
替补tì bǔ
补习bǔ xí
补偿bǔ cháng
补助bǔ zhù