凑合 còuhe verb ① (聚在一起) assemble ▸ 这里凑合了一大堆人。 A crowd of people assembled here. ② (拼凑) knock together ▸ 把从报纸上搜集来的事实凑合成一个故事 make up a story by piecing together facts gathered from the papers ③ (将就) make do ▸ 凑合过日子 keep one’s head above water ▸ 停电时就用蜡烛凑合一下 make do with candles when there is a power failure ▸ 我这件棉袄凑合着还能穿一冬。 I can make this cotton-padded jacket do for another winter. ④ (还可以) be passable ▸ 她的日语还凑合。 Her Japanese is not bad. |