湊 còu

piece together, assemble

DEFINITIONS

  • piece together, assemble
  • to gather together, pool or collect
  • to happen by chance
  • to move close to
  • to exploit an opportunity

WORDS

七拼八湊 qī pīn bā còu assembled at random; a motley collection
不湊巧 bù còu qiǎo unluckily
拼湊 pīn còu to assemble; to put together
湊付 còu fu to put together hastily; to make do with
湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)
湊合 còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
湊巧 còu qiǎo fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
湊成 còu chéng to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in...
湊手 còu shǒu at hand; within easy reach; convenient; handy
湊數 còu shù to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people
湊熱鬧 còu rè nao to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble
湊趣 còu qù to comply in order to please others; to accommodate sb else's taste; to make fun of
湊足 còu zú to scrape together enough (people, money etc)
湊近 còu jìn to approach; to lean close to
湊錢 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth)
湊齊 còu qí to collect all the bits to make a whole
緊湊 jǐn còu compact; terse; tight (schedule)
緊湊型車 jǐn còu xíng chē compact car model
緊湊渺子線圈 jǐn còu miǎo zǐ xiàn quān Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
雜湊 zá còu to put together various bits; to knock sth together; hash (computing); see also 散列[san3 lie4]
高不湊低不就 gāo bù còu dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
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