HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

凑合

/ còuhe /
Strokes

Definition

to bring together/to make do in a bad situation/to just get by/to improvise/passable/not too bad

Example

As a Verb

gather together; collect; assemble

1
Zhè
这里
còuhe
凑合
le
duī
rén
  

The place was clustered with a crowd of people.

2
men
我们
còuhe
凑合
lai
起来
kāihuì
开会
  

We gathered together for a meeting.

As a Verb

piece/knock together; improvise; patch up

3
zhè
piān
zuòwén
作文
dòu
lai
起来
hǎoxiàng
好像
shì
zài
bàn
xiǎoshí
小时
nèi
còuhe
凑合
chéng
de
  

His composition reads as if it was thrown together in half an hour.

4
cóng
bàozhǐ
报纸
shàng
sōu
搜集
lái
de
shìshí
事实
còuhe
凑合
chéng
shì
故事

make up a story by piecing together facts gathered from the papers

As a Verb

make do (with sth); make shift (with sth)

5
zhè
shuāng
chángtǒngxuē
长筒靴
còuhe
凑合
zhāo
hái
néng
chuān
穿
dōng
  

I can make this pair of boots do for another winter.

6
men
我们
zài
tíngdiàn
停电
shí
yòng
zhú
蜡烛
còuhe
凑合
xià
  

Use candles as a makeshift when we have a power failure.

7
Còuhe
凑合
shǐyòng
使用
xiànyǒu
现有
de
dōng
东西

make do/shift with what one has

8
Còuhe
凑合
guòzi
过日子

keep one's head above water

As an Adjective

passable; not too bad

9
Zhè
这部
diànyǐng
电影
hái
còuhe
凑合
  

The film is not too bad.

10
de
日语
zhīshi
知识
hái
còuhe
凑合
  

She has a passable knowledge of Japanese.