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凑 còu

to piece together, to assemble

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
冫
Traditional
湊
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 冫奏 ⿰冫奏

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  1. 我们凑合着用这台旧电脑吧。
    Wǒmen còuhe zhe yòng zhè tái jiù diànnǎo ba.
    Let's just make do with this old computer.
    we make-do (particle) use this (measure) old computer (suggestion)
  2. 大家能不能凑一凑钱买礼物？
    Dàjiā néng bu néng còu yi còu qián mǎi lǐwù?
    Can everyone pool some money together to buy a gift?
    everyone can not can pool a pool money buy gift (question)
  3. 这顿饭做得很凑合，别介意。
    Zhè dùn fàn zuò de hěn còuhe, bié jièyì.
    This meal was made rather carelessly, don't mind it.
    this (measure) meal make (particle) very make-do, don't mind
  4. 时间太紧，我们没能凑齐所有材料。
    Shíjiān tài jǐn, wǒmen méi néng còu qí suǒyǒu cáiliào.
    Time was too tight; we couldn't gather all the materials.
    time too tight, we not can gather complete all material
  5. 周末大家凑到一起打了一场篮球赛。
    Zhōumò dàjiā còu dào yìqǐ dǎle yì chǎng lánqiú sài.
    On the weekend, everyone got together and played a basketball game.
    weekend everyone gather arrive together play (particle) one (measure) basketball match

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