bǔ xí
take lessons after school or work
我需要补习数学。
wǒ xūyào bǔxí shùxué.
I need to take a math tutoring class.
他正在补习英语。
tā zhèngzài bǔxí yīngyǔ.
He is taking an English tutoring class.
我们一起补习吧。
wǒmen yīqǐ bǔxí ba.
Let's take a tutoring class together.
课外辅导 (kèwài fǔdǎo)
after-school tutoring
家教 (jiājiào)
private tutoring
复习 (fù xí)
review
自学 (zì xué)
self-study
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The Chinese word 补习 (bǔ xí) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 补 (bǔ) and 习 (xí). The character 补 originally meant "to mend" or "to repair", and it is often used in the context of fixing something that is broken or incomplete. The character 习, on the other hand, means "to learn" or "to practice". When these two characters are combined, the resulting word 补习 takes on the meaning of "to make up for lost time in learning" or "to review and reinforce what has been learned". In the context of education, 补习 is often used to refer to extra classes or tutoring sessions that students take outside of their regular school hours in order to improve their academic performance.
