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
补助
bǔzhù
subsidy; to subsidise
Characters in this word
助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府将为低收入家庭提供取暖补助，缓解能源价格上涨的压力。 Zhèngfǔ jiāng wèi dī shōurù jiātíng tígōng qǔnuǎn bǔzhù, huǎnjiě néngyuán jiàgé shàngzhǎng de yālì. The government will provide heating subsidies to low-income families to ease the pressure of rising energy prices.
- 学校给家庭困难的学生发放生活补助。 Xuéxiào gěi jiātíng kùnnan de xuésheng fāfàng shēnghuó bǔzhù. The school gives living allowances to students from families in difficulty.
- 公司每月给员工交通补助，上下班方便多了。 Gōngsī měi yuè gěi yuángōng jiāotōng bǔzhù, shàngxiàbān fāngbiàn duō le. The company gives employees a monthly transport allowance, which makes commuting much easier.
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
- 补救 bǔjiù to remedy; to repair damage
- 互补 hùbǔ to complement each other; mutually complementary
- 替补 tìbǔ substitute; to substitute
- 填补 tiánbǔ to fill; to make up for