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補課

简补课 · 繁補課

Mandarin · pinyin bǔ kè

to make up missed lesson
to reschedule a class

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補: Look up this written character
課: kè · lesson; course; classwork
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
课: kè · lesson; course; classwork

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3–4 · bu3 ke4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 fo3

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verb

(literal) to make up a missed lesson; to schedule a make-up class; to provide students an extra class or tutorial
(figurative) to redo a poorly carried out task

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