Chinese Conversation · Level 56
90 words
Chinese word
补救
Pronunciation
Pinyinbǔ jiù
Meaning
- verbmake up for
Example
这个错误可以补救吗？zhè ge cuò wù ké yǐ bǔ jiù ma
Can this mistake be made up for?
More examples
发现问题后，应马上补救，以免影响后续工作。fā xiàn wèn tí hòu yīng mǎ shàng bǔ jiù yí miǎn yíng xiǎng hòu xù gōng zuò
After discovering a problem, you should remedy it immediately to avoid affecting subsequent work.
Core concept
A response that repairs a mistake or limits its harmful effects, even when full recovery is impossible.
Common phrases
采取补救措施cái qǔ bǔ jiù cuò shī
take remedial measures
及时补救jí shí bǔ jiù
promptly remedy
不可补救bù ké bǔ jiù
cannot be remedied
Similar words
弥补mí bǔ: Making up for something missing or lost by adding what is needed later.
补偿bǔ cháng: Giving money or goods to make up for damage or loss.
挽救wǎn jiù: Saving a troubled situation by stopping a crisis or failure from worsening.
纠正jiū zhèng: Correcting a mistake or changing an improper method to make it right.
Definition in Chinese
指采取临时或长期的措施以减少不利后果或纠正错误，可能不完全恢复原状但能控制局面。zhǐ cái qǔ lín shí huò cháng qī de cuò shī yǐ jián shǎo bú lì hòu guǒ huò jiū zhèng cuò wù kě néng bù wán quán huī fù yuán zhuàng dàn néng kòng zhì jú miàn
Word origin
补 (bǔ, "fill or repair") + 救 (jiù, "save") presents recovery as saving a situation by supplying what it lacks.
Usage tips
- In conversation, it often appears in questions about whether a situation remains manageable, especially when a late correction may help but cannot undo everything.