补充

• 拼音: bǔ chōng
• 汉字拆解: 补 = 衤(clothing) + 卜 (phonetic), meaning to mend; 充 = 亠 (lid) + 儿 (legs) + a dot, meaning to fill up

含义

To supplement; to add; to replenish. Refers to adding something that is lacking or incomplete.

Used for adding information to a discussion, replenishing supplies or nutrients, or supplementing something that is insufficient. Common in both daily and professional contexts. Can also be used as a noun meaning 'supplement.'

例句

1. 我想补充一点，这个方案还有改进的空间。
2. 运动后要及时补充水分。
3. 老师让同学们补充更多的例子。

用法指南

语境: discussion, health, work, everyday

语气: constructive

正确说法

• 我再补充几句。(Let me add a few more points.)
• 你需要补充一些维生素。(You need to supplement some vitamins.)

错误说法

• 补充这个坏了的杯子 (Don't use 补充 for physical repair of broken objects — use 修理 or 补. 补充 means to add what is missing, not to fix what is broken)

起源与历史

Compound of 补 (to mend, supplement) and 充 (to fill, sufficient), literally 'to mend and fill,' conveying the idea of making something complete.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal