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凑

còu

piece together, assemble

Shadow
Strokes
11
Radical
冫
HSK
6
Tone
4

Traditional form: 湊

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你需要两个才能凑成一对。

    Nǐ xū yào liǎng gè cái néng còu chéng yī duì

    You need two to make a pair.

  • 我凑到你耳边说。

    Wǒ còu dào nǐ ěr biān shuō

    Let me whisper in your ear.

  • 我们所有人凑份子给老师买生日礼物。

    Wǒ men suǒ yǒu rén còu fèn zi gěi lǎo shī mǎi shēng rì lǐ wù

    We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present.

  • 玛丽在沙发上凑近了汤姆。

    Mǎ lì zài shā fā shàng còu jìn le Tāng mǔ

    Mary moved closer to Tom on the sofa.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 凑

  • 凑合còu he 4–5to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
  • 凑còu 4to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
  • 紧凑jǐn còu 3–4 compact; terse; tight (schedule)
  • 凑巧còu qiǎo 4–3 fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it