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将就

jiāngjiu

to make do; to put up with

A person sits on a tiny stool at a big table
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Characters in this word

将 jiāng

Strokes
9
Radical
丬 — half of tree trunk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

就 jiù

Strokes
12
Radical
尢 — weak, lame
Made of
京 capital city 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 预算有限并不意味着只能将就,关键是把钱花在真正重要的环节。 Yùsuàn yǒuxiàn bìng bù yìwèizhe zhǐ néng jiāngjiu, guānjiàn shì bǎ qián huā zài zhēnzhèng zhòngyào de huánjié. A limited budget does not mean one can only make do; the key is spending money on what truly matters.
  • 没有好椅子,就将就坐这个板凳吧。 Méiyǒu hǎo yǐzi, jiù jiāngjiu zuò zhège bǎndèng ba. There's no good chair, so just make do and sit on this bench.
  • 衣服不合适也将就着穿一天吧。 Yīfu bù héshì yě jiāngjiu zhe chuān yì tiān ba. Even if the clothes don't fit well, just make do and wear them for a day.

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