Chinese word

补发

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǔ fā

Meaning

  • verbissue a replacement

Example

我的卡丢了，银行会补发一张新卡吗？wǒ de kǎ diū le yín háng huì bǔ fā yì zhāng xīn kǎ ma

I lost my card. Will the bank issue me a new card?

Illustration for 补发 (issue a replacement)

More examples

公司本周会补发上个月漏发的工资。gōng sī běn zhōu huì bǔ fā shàng gè yuè lòu fā de gōng zī

The company will issue back pay for last month this week.

Core concept

Putting a missing item or payment back into the recipient's hands after an earlier failure to provide it.

Common phrases

  • 补发工资bǔ fā gōng zī

    issue back pay

  • 补发社保卡bǔ fā shè báo kǎ

    reissue a social security card

Similar words

再发zài fā: Issuing something again.
补办bǔ bàn: Applying through the official process for a new document or card after losing the original.
补寄bǔ jì: Mailing an item later when it was missing or failed to arrive.

Definition in Chinese

因漏发、丢失或错误而对证件、卡片、工资等进行再次发放。yīn lòu fā diū shī huò cuò wù ér duì zhèng jiàn kǎ piàn gōng zī děng jìn xíng zài cì fā fàng

Word origin

补 (bǔ, "make up") marks the missing part, while 发 (fā, "issue") marks sending it out, so the compound means issuing what was left out.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often reserve "replace" for an object, but 补发 (bǔfā, "issue again") also covers a missed salary payment, document, or other amount owed.

Other meanings

  • make up a missed paymentverb
  • supplementary paymentnoun

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