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  • 1

    v.help (out) financially; subsidize (one's relatives or friends); help with money; subsidy

    • tā měi gè yuè tiē bǔ dì di yī xiē qián

      贴补弟弟一些

      She helps her younger brother out by giving him some money each month.

    • gěi mǒu rén wǔ yuán tiē bǔ

      某人贴补

      give a subsidy of 5 yuan to somebody

    • wèi le tiē bǔ jiā li wǒ gāo zhōng bì yè hòu zhí jiē jiù gōng zuò le

      贴补家里高中毕业直接工作

      I needed to go to work straight out of high school to help my family.

  • 2

    v.use what has been saved to cover present needs

    • wǒ men hái yǒu qù nián cún de liáng shi tiē bǔ zhe xiàn zài hái bù huì è dù zi

      我们去年粮食贴补现在饿肚子

      We can make do with the grain left over from last year and will not go hungry for the moment.

    • tā men hái yǒu cún de bù liào tiē bǔ zhe yòng xiàn zài xiān bù mǎi

      他们布料贴补现在

      They can make do with the material we've got on hand, and don't have to buy it for the time being.

    • tā kào zhe jiān zhí huò zài jiā gōng zuò lái tiē bǔ shōu rù

      兼职在家工作贴补收入

      He supplements his income with part-time or home work.