How to say “make up missed lessons” in Chinese

补课
bǔkè

make up missed lessons

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Studying”

“Make up missed lessons” in Chinese is 补课, bǔ kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

补课 is read bǔ kè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
kè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

补
bǔ — mend, make up for

On the left, 衤 “clothing”: the first meaning is to patch clothes. On the right, 卜 bǔ hints at the sound.

课
kè — lesson

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “补课”.

More words from the lesson “Tutors and tricky points”

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “make up missed lessons” in Chinese?

“Make up missed lessons” in Chinese is 补课, pinyin bǔkè.

What does 补课 mean?

补课 (bǔkè) means “make up missed lessons”.

How do you write 补课?

补课 is 2 characters: 补 (bǔ) — mend, make up for; 课 (kè) — lesson. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 补课?

补课 is read bǔkè. Tones: bǔ — third tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“make up missed lessons” in the lesson “Tutors and tricky points”

This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

Start for free