凑合

凑合 còuhé in a sentence

Gather together (improvise - get by)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

凑合 (còuhé) means Gather together (improvise - get by). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这件衣服还 凑合 ,能穿。

Zhè jiàn yīfu hái còuhe, néng chuān.

This piece of clothing will do; it's still wearable.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凑合

条件不好,我们先 凑合 一晚。

Tiáojiàn bù hǎo, wǒmen xiān còuhe yì wǎn.

Conditions are poor, but we'll make do for a night.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凑合

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How is 凑合 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 凑合 (còuhé, "Gather together (improvise - get by)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 凑合 an HSK word?

Yes — 凑合 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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