còu凑（湊）
凑（湊）
HSK 7-9
common
verb
Meaning of 凑
凑 means to gather together; to pool; to scrape together; to happen by chance; to join in the fun; to rush towards. Pronounced còu. HSK 7-9.
- to gather together; to pool; to scrape together
- to happen by chance; to join in the fun; to rush towards
- to move close to; to approach
Character Info
Radical冫
Strokes11
Components
冫
奏
Stroke Order
凑
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
jiā家
còu凑
qián钱
gěi给
tā他
mǎi买
lǐ礼
wù物
。
Everyone pooled money to buy him a gift.
Wǒ我
men们
zhōng终
yú于
còu凑
gòu够
le了
shí十
gè个
rén人
。
We finally gathered enough people (ten people).
Dà大
jiā家
còu凑
dào到
zhè这
lǐ里
lái来
tīng听
tā他
jiǎng讲
gù故
shi事
。
Everyone gathered here to listen to him tell a story.
Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
shì是
wǒ我
yòng用
jiù旧
líng零
jiàn件
pīn拼
còu凑
qǐ起
lái来
de的
。
This machine was pieced together by me using old parts.
Wǒ我
men们
néng能
bù不
néng能
còu凑
gè个
shí时
jiān间
jiàn见
gè个
miàn面
？
Can we find a time to meet up?
Relations
Common Words
凑合 / 湊合còuhe
gather; piece together; make do
紧凑 / 緊湊jǐncòu
compact; tightly-knit; well-structured
凑热闹 / 湊熱鬧còurènao
join in the fun; add to the trouble
凑数 / 湊數còushù
make up the number; serve as a stopgap
拼凑 / 拼湊pīncòu
piece together; patch up; scrape together
凑巧 / 湊巧còuqiǎo
coincidentally; by lucky chance; unfortunately coincidental