bǔ kè
make up missed lessons
我需要补课，因为我考试不及格。
wǒ xūyào bǔkè, yīnwèi wǒ kǎoshì bùjígé.
I need to take extra lessons because I failed the exam.
老师给我们布置了补课作业。
lǎoshī gěi wǒmen bùzhìle bǔkè zuòyè.
The teacher assigned us extra homework.
这个补习班的费用很贵。
zhège bǔxíbān de fèiyòng hěn guì.
The tuition for this tutoring class is very expensive.
补习 (bǔ xí)
make up lessons
课外辅导 (kè wài fǔ dǎo)
after-school tutoring
上课 (shàng kè)
attend class
逃课 (táo kè)
skip class
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The Chinese word 补课 (bǔ kè) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 补 (bǔ) and 课 (kè). The character 补 originally meant "to mend" or "to repair", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "to supplement" or "to make up for". The character 课 originally meant "a lesson" or "a class", but in modern Chinese it has come to mean "a course of study" or "a subject". Thus, the word 补课 literally means "to make up for a lesson" or "to take extra lessons". In practice, it is used to refer to private tutoring or extra classes that students take outside of their regular school hours in order to improve their academic performance.
