凑合 (湊合)
còu he
Pinyin
Definition
凑合 (湊合)
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- to bring together
- to make do in a bad situation
- to just get by
- to improvise
- passable
- not too bad
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 100 ml
- 2 one-tenth of a peck
- 3 measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
- 1 unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
- 2 grinning from ear to ear
- 3 mouth agape
- 4 gobsmacked
- 1 whole family
- 2 entire household
- 1 to take a joint photo
- 2 group photo
Idioms (20)
一拍即合
- 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
- 2 to hit it off
- 3 to click together
- 4 to chime in easily
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
- 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
中西合璧
- 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
分久必合,合久必分
- 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
- 2 fig. things are constantly changing
劳逸结合
- 1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
Sample Sentences
咳,这有什么?顶多充充数,凑合着上个版面。离第二春还差得远呢。
That depends on who she was.
还凑合吧。混口饭吃呗。来来来,张嫂看看有没有喜欢的,拿件穿吧!
It's not bad. It's enough to get by. Come, come, come! Cousin Zhang see whether you like anything or not. Pick out something and try it on!
凡是老板安排的事情,只有20%是重要的,一定要把这些做好。剩下的80%,凑合就行。
Of all the things the boss wants me to do, only 20% are important. These, I must do well. The leftover 80%, I'll just improvise.