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填补
填补
(tián bǔ): Fill in a gap / make up for a deficiency (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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填 • tián • to fill, to stuff • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
tián
填
to fill, to stuff
补 • bǔ • to mend, repair, or supplement • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bǔ
补
to mend, repair, or supplement
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 填补.
Words with
填
填写
tián xiě
to fill in a form
填空
tián kòng
fill in blanks
填充
tián chōng
Fill in / stuff
填表
tián biǎo
to fill out a form
填充物
tián chōng wù
filler, stuffing material
欲壑难填
yùhè nántián
greed is like a valley that can never be filled; insatiable desire
精卫填海
jīng wèi tián hǎi
To persevere in the face of impossible odds; unwavering determination
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
互补
hù bǔ
Complementarity
4.
How to Use 填补 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
上
tián
填
bǔ
补
shàng
上
neutral
fill up
Adverb + Verb
with
完全
wán
完
quán
全
tián
填
bǔ
补
Verb + Object
tián
填
bǔ
补
kòng
空
bái
白
5.
Example Sentences with 填补
wǒ
我
yòng
用
ní
泥
tǔ
土
tián
填
bǔ
补
neutral
completely fill
neutral
fill a gap
tián
填
bǔ
补
kòng
空
quē
缺
formal
fill a vacancy
le
了
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?
tā
他
nǔ
努
lì
力
xué
学
xí
习
，
tián
填
bǔ
补
le
了
zhī
知
shi
识
shàng
上
de
的
kòng
空
bái
白
。
He studied hard to fill the gap in his knowledge.
gōng
公
sī
司
zhāo
招
pìn
聘
xīn
新
yuán
员
gōng
工
，
tián
填
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.
