Definition
补过 is a formal/literary separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to make amends for a fault or error'. The verb 补 and the object 过 can be split when adding aspect markers or measure words: e.g., 补了一次过 ('made amends once'). It is used in contexts of acknowledging and correcting mistakes, often in written or serious speech.
v.o.
to make amends for a faultto atone for an error
Examples
- ，补过。Tā fàn le cuòwù, xūyào rènzhēn bǔ guō.He made a mistake and needs to seriously make amends.
- ，。Tā bǔ le yí cì guò, dàn dàjiā háishì bù mǎnyì.He made amends once, but everyone was still unsatisfied.
- 补过。Tā tōngguò shíjì xíngdòng lái bǔ guō.He made amends through concrete actions.
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