凑

To gather together, pool or collect in Chinese: 凑 (còu)

còu

to gather together, pool or collect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 湊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to gather together, pool or collect
  2. 2to happen by chance
  3. 3to move close to
  4. 4to exploit an opportunity

Stroke order

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凑

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ㄘㄡˋ

còu

ㄘ/ cㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

凑

Simplified

湊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大家凑钱给他买了礼物。

    dà jiā còu qián gěi tā mǎi le lǐ wù。

    Everyone pooled money to buy him a gift.

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Related words

凑合

còu he

to bring together

凑巧

còu qiǎo

fortuitously

紧凑

jǐn còu

compact

粗暴

cū bào

rough

粗糙

cū cāo

crude

粗略

cū lüè

rough (not precise or accurate)

粗鲁

cū lǔ

coarse

粗心大意

cū xīn dà yì

negligent

促成

cù chéng

to facilitate

簇拥

cù yōng

to crowd around

窜

cuàn

to flee

催促

cuī cù

to urge

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