凑合

còu he

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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to pay particular attention to

to be particular about quality

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to assemble

to piece together

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to handle; to deal with; to tackle

to make do

to accept (a bit reluctantly)

to just get by

凑合 is informal; in formal settings, use 将就 or 勉强接受 instead.

Often used to express a modest, pragmatic attitude, typical in Chinese culture: '还行，凑合吧' (It's okay, passable).

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这件衣服虽然不太好看，但是还能凑合着穿。

Although this piece of clothing is not very nice-looking, it can still make do to wear.

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to close

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to gather together, pool or collect