弥 mí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
弥补
míbǔ
to compensate, to make up for
Characters in this word
补 bǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 衤 — cloth
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他通过加倍练习来弥补基础薄弱的不足。 Tā tōngguò jiābèi liànxí lái míbǔ jīchǔ bóruò de bùzú. He made up for his weak foundation through extra practice.
- 我想请你吃饭，弥补上次的失约。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ chīfàn, míbǔ shàngcì de shīyuē. I'd like to treat you to a meal to make up for missing our last date.
- 多读书可以弥补知识上的不足。 Duō dú shū kěyǐ míbǔ zhīshi shàng de bùzú. Reading more can make up for gaps in knowledge.
Related words
- 弥漫 mímàn to pervade; to fill the air
- 补 bǔ to mend; to make up
- 补充 bǔchōng to add; to supplement
- 补偿 bǔcháng compensation
- 补贴 bǔtiē subsidy
- 补课 bǔkè to make up a missed lesson
- 补习 bǔxí to take supplementary lessons
- 补给 bǔjǐ supplies; to supply
- 补救 bǔjiù to remedy; to repair damage
- 补助 bǔzhù subsidy; to subsidise
- 互补 hùbǔ to complement each other; mutually complementary
- 替补 tìbǔ substitute; to substitute