补足

補足

bǔzú

verb #53,426

Meanings

1 to make up (a shortfall)
2 to top up to full
3 to fill (a gap)

Characters

enough / sufficient

Examples

HSK 4

他补足了缺少的材料。

Tā bǔzú le quēshǎo de cáiliào.

He supplied the missing materials.

HSK 7-9

请把余款补足。

Qǐng bǎ yú kuǎn bǔzú.

Please pay the remaining balance in full.

Tips

grammar

A resultative verb: 补 (to fill) + 足 (enough) = 'fill until enough'. Same structure as 吃饱 (eat + full), 睡足 (sleep + enough). Common in finance for making up a deficit or top-up payment.

Stroke Order

补 bǔ

足 zú