补充補充 bǔchōng — to add, to supplement, to replenish
bǔchōng (third tone, dipping)bu3chong1
Traditional: 補充
to add, to supplement, to replenish
HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 3· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to add, to supplement, to replenish
To fill a shortfall rather than to increase a sufficiency — water after exercise, a point after a speech. What is added completes something already there, so it is the natural verb for "if I may add".
verb
Example sentences
- 我想补充一点儿。我想補充一點兒。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) bǔchōng (third tone, dipping) yìdiǎnr. (fourth tone, falling)···
I would like to add something.
- 运动以后要补充水分。運動以後要補充水分。Yùndòng (fourth tone, falling) yǐhòu (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) bǔchōng (third tone, dipping) shuǐfèn. (third tone, dipping)···
You need to replace fluids after exercising.