凑 còu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 奏 to play
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
凑合
còuhe
to make do; to improvise; passable
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Example phrases
- 会议室的投影仪坏了，大家只好凑合用白板把方案讲完。 Huìyìshì de tóuyǐngyí huài le, dàjiā zhǐhǎo còuhe yòng báibǎn bǎ fāng'àn jiǎng wán. The projector in the meeting room broke, so everyone had to make do with a whiteboard to finish presenting the proposal.
- 这件旧外套还能凑合穿一个冬天。 Zhè jiàn jiù wàitào hái néng còuhe chuān yí ge dōngtiān. This old coat can still do for one more winter.
- 今天没时间做饭，随便凑合吃点吧。 Jīntiān méi shíjiān zuò fàn, suíbiàn còuhe chī diǎn ba. There is no time to cook today, so let's just make do with something simple.
Related words
- 凑 còu to gather together; to make up; to move close
- 凑巧 còuqiǎo coincidental; by chance
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 合适 héshì suitable; to fit
- 场合 chǎnghé occasion
- 合 hé to join; to fit
- 合法 héfǎ legal
- 合格 hégé qualified; up to standard
- 合理 hélǐ reasonable
- 合作 hézuò to cooperate
- 结合 jiéhé to combine
- 联合 liánhé to unite; to join together