补

进补

jìn bǔ

to take a tonic (for one's health)

递补

dì bǔ

to substitute

配补

pèi bǔ

to replace (sth missing)

顶补

dǐng bǔ

to fill a vacancy

额外补贴

é wài bǔ tiē

to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc

食补

shí bǔ

tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful)

碱基互补配对

jiǎn jī hù bǔ pèi duì

complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA

点补

diǎn bǔ

to have a snack

不无小补

bù wú xiǎo bǔ

not be without some advantage

互补

hù bǔ

complementary

亡羊补牢

wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

修补

xiū bǔ

to mend