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
补救
bǔjiù
to remedy; to repair damage
Characters in this word
救 jiù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 求 to seek 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 合同已经泄露，律师只能尽快制定补救措施，降低损失。 Hétong yǐjīng xièlòu, lǜshī zhǐ néng jǐnkuài zhìdìng bǔjiù cuòshī, jiàngdī sǔnshī. The contract has already been leaked, so the lawyers can only formulate remedial measures quickly to reduce losses.
- 发现错误以后，他马上想办法补救。 Fāxiàn cuòwù yǐhòu, tā mǎshàng xiǎng bànfǎ bǔjiù. After discovering the mistake, he immediately looked for a way to put it right.
- 衣服洗坏了，现在补救已经来不及了。 Yīfu xǐ huài le, xiànzài bǔjiù yǐjīng lái bu jí le. The clothes have been ruined in the wash, and it is too late to fix them now.
Related words
- 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
- 弥补 míbǔ to compensate, to make up for
- 补给 bǔjǐ supplies; to supply
- 补助 bǔzhù subsidy; to subsidise
- 互补 hùbǔ to complement each other; mutually complementary
- 替补 tìbǔ substitute; to substitute
- 填补 tiánbǔ to fill; to make up for