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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[bǔ]
  1. 1. verb [衣服、鞋、车胎、袜子] mend
  2. 2. verb [牙] fill
  3. 3. verb [增加] add
    请把邮编上。
    Please add the postcode.
  4. 4. verb [滋补] nourish

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[bǔ]
  1. 1. verb mend; patch; repair
    衣服
    mend (or patch) clothes
    repair (or mend) shoes
    袜子
    darn socks
    车胎
    mend a puncture
    修桥
    build bridges and repair roads
  2. 2. verb fill; supply; make up for
    把漏了的字
    supply the missing words
    我们还得两个人。
    We have two vacancies to be filled. or We need two more people.
  3. 3. verb nourish
    身体
    build up one's health (with nourishing food or tonics)
  4. 4. noun benefit; use; help

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[bǔ]
  1. 1. 加上材料,修理破损的东西
    衣服
    修桥
  2. 2. 充实或添上缺少的人或物
    老王调走了,应该再一个人
  3. 3.
    身子
  4. 4. 不足之处,使完善
    勤能
    过。
  5. 5. 益处;用处
    不无小
    于事无

Examples

车胎
mend a puncture
身体
build up one's health (with nourishing food or tonics)
他最近手头拮据,只能拆东墙西墙。
Short of money recently, he could only rob Peter to pay Paul.
如果你饿了,就先点一下吧。
Eat some food before the meal if you are hungry.
这支红参是给他身子用的,很昂贵呢。
The ginseng is used to recover his health. It is very expensive.
你的自行车带煞气很厉害,得一下了。
Your bike tire has a serious leak. You should have it mended.
和食相结合对她恢复健康有好处。
A combination of drug therapy and diet will help her recovery.
裒多益寡(取有余,不足)。

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