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找補

简找补 · 繁找補

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎo bu

to compensate
to make up
to complement
to add

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找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find
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补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

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3–5 · zhao3 bu5

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zaau2 bou2

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verb

(colloquial) to make up a deficiency

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