# 凑合 (còuhe)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凑合 (còuhe) means “to make do; passable”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to make do; passable
- Pinyin: còuhe (cou4 he5)
- Traditional: 湊合
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 今晚我们就凑合吃点儿面条吧。
  Jīnwǎn wǒmen jiù còuhe chī diǎnr miàntiáo ba.
  Let's just make do with some noodles tonight.

## Characters

- [凑](https://hanziro.com/word/cou-gather-together/) (còu): to gather together; to pool
- [合](https://hanziro.com/word/he-close/) (hé): to close; to join

https://hanziro.com/word/cou-he-make-do/

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