弥补 — meaning in English
mí bǔ
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English meaning
- balance noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
- compensate verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
Senses
弥补 is used for these senses in English:
- balance (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- compensate To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- make up To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
balance — full definition
- noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
- noun The amount of money left in an account after deposits and withdrawals, or the difference between credits and debits.
- verb To bring something into a state of equilibrium, or to keep it steady without falling.
compensate — full definition
- verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
- verb To make up for a weakness or problem by adjusting something else.