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替补

tì bǔ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 替補

替补 (tì bǔ) means "to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casua". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 替补 means

1. to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)
2. a substitute
3. a replacement

The characters in 替补

• 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of; to replace
• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend

Example sentences

• 由于训练迟到，杰克的教练决定把他留在替补席。
  Jack’s coach decided to keep him on the bench for being late to training.
• 当亚历克斯·弗格森看到自己的球员劳累时，他总是叫替补上场。
  Dāng yà lì kè sī · Fúgésēn kàn dào zìjǐ de qiúyuán láolèi shí, tā zǒngshì jiào tìbǔ shàngchǎng.
  When Sir Alex Ferguson saw that his players were getting tired, he always substituted them.

Words starting with 替补

• 替补队员tì bǔ duì yuánsubstitute player; reserve player

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