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Hanzi

湊 / 凑

Traditional
湊
Simplified
凑

to gather together, pool or collect/to happen by chance/to move close to/to exploit an opportunity

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

còu

Bopomofo

ㄘㄡˋ

Jyutping

cau3

Example sentences

湊 / 凑 còu
大家湊錢買了一份禮物。
大家凑钱买了一份礼物。

Everyone pooled money to buy a gift.

整數 / 整数 zhěngshù
請將這筆金額湊成整數，方便計算。
请将这笔金额凑成整数，方便计算。

Please round this amount to an integer for easy calculation.

湊合 / 凑合 còuhe
時間太晚了，我們先湊合吃點麵，明天再去買菜。
时间太晚了，我们先凑合吃点面，明天再去买菜。

It is too late, so we will make do with some noodles tonight and buy groceries tomorrow.

拼湊 / 拼凑 pīncòu
她把冰箱裡剩下的蔬菜拼湊成一頓簡單的晚餐。
她把冰箱里剩下的蔬菜拼凑成一顿简单的晚餐。

She pieced together the vegetables left in the refrigerator to make a simple dinner.

湊巧 / 凑巧 còuqiǎo
我在街上湊巧遇見了一位老朋友。
我在街上凑巧遇见了一位老朋友。

I coincidentally met an old friend on the street.

湊熱鬧 / 凑热闹 còurènào
看到現場很熱鬧，他也忍不住湊熱鬧。
看到现场很热闹，他也忍不住凑热闹。

After seeing the lively scene, he could not resist joining in, even though he did not know what was happening.

Example Vocabulary

湊

cou4

to gather; to pool (money); to move close to

湊合

cou4'he

to make do; to settle for something adequate; passable

拼湊

pin1'cou4

to piece together; to cobble together

湊巧

cou4'qiao3

luckily; by chance; coincidentally

湊成

湊熱鬧

cou4're4'nao4

to join in just for the excitement; to get involved in a lively scene

湊齊

七拼八湊

qi1'pin1'ba1'cou4

湊份子

cou4'fen4'zi

湊數

cou4'shu4

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