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凑合

湊合
còu he
HSK 6
to bring together
verb
adjective

Example Sentences

这个房子虽然小,但我们暂时凑合住。
zhègè fángzǐ suīrán xiǎo , dàn wǒmen zànshí còuhé zhù 。
This house is small, but we are making do with it for now.
他的工作一般,但对于我来说,已经算凑合了。
tāde gōngzuò yībān , dàn duìyú wǒ láishuō , yǐjīng suàn còuhé le 。
His work is average, but for me, it's already passable.
虽然没有准备好,但我们还是凑合着表演。
suīrán méiyǒu zhǔnbèi hǎo , dàn wǒmen háishì còuhézháo biǎoyǎn 。
Although we weren't well prepared, we still improvised the performance.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

将就jiāngjiù
to make do
It conveys a similar sense of managing with less than ideal conditions, but is a bit more colloquial.
勉强miǎnqiǎng
to barely manage
This suggests a stronger implication of effort or struggle in making do.

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HSK 6
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Individual Characters

凑còu
to gather together, to happen by chance
合he