补充
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
补充 (bǔchōng) · to add
补充 (bǔchōng) means “to add; to supplement”. It is written with 2 characters: 补 (to mend) + 充 (to fill). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 补充 is built
The characters
补 bǔ · to mend
What 补 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 衤 gives the meaning, 卜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
充 chōng · to fill
What 充 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 允yǔn — to grant
- 厶sī — private
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
我想补充一点。Wǒ xiǎng bǔchōng yī diǎn.I'd like to add one point.
运动以后要补充水。Yùndòng yǐhòu yào bǔchōng shuǐ.You should drink water after exercise.
Questions about 补充
What does 补充 mean?
补充 (bǔchōng) means “to add; to supplement”.
How do you pronounce 补充?
补充 is pronounced bǔchōng.
Which HSK level is 补充?
补充 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 补偿bǔchángto compensate
- 补救bǔjiùto remedy
- 补贴bǔtiēsubsidy
- 弥补míbǔto make up for
- 补bǔto mend
- 充满chōngmǎnfull of
- 充电chōngdiànto charge (a battery)
- 充电器chōngdiànqìcharger
- 充分chōngfènfull
- 充当chōngdāngto act as
Learn 补充 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.