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to replenish
to compensate
to make up missed lesson
to subsidize
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
to complement
supply
to remedy
to subsidize
complementary
to replace
to fill a gap
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Source: Tatoeba #845114 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe has to take a remedial course in English.
Source: Tatoeba #5571978 · CC BY 2.0 FRHave you checked our supplies recently?
Source: Tatoeba #5763001 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis type of problem should be able to be solved.
Source: Tatoeba #867608 · CC BY 2.0 FRJack’s coach decided to keep him on the bench for being late to training.
Source: Tatoeba #3579602 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.