凑
合

To bring together in Chinese: 凑合 (còu he)

còu he

to bring together

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

Definitions

  1. 1to bring together
  2. 2to make do in a bad situation
  3. 3to just get by
  4. 4to improvise
  5. 5passable
  6. 6not too bad

Stroke order

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凑
合

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄡˋ

còu

ㄘ/ cㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄏㄜ

he

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

凑合

Simplified

湊合

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这双旧鞋还能凑合着穿。

    zhè shuāng jiù xié hái néng còu he zhe chuān。

    These old shoes can still do for now.

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Related words

合

hé

to close

凑

còu

to gather together, pool or collect

符合

fú hé

in keeping with

合格

hé gé

to meet the standard required

合适

hé shì

suitable

集合

jí hé

to gather

适合

shì hé

to fit

合法

hé fǎ

lawful

合理

hé lǐ

rational

合同

hé tong

(business) contract

合影

hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

合作

hé zuò

to cooperate

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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