凑
to gather; to pool; to approach; to happen to be
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to gather together; to pool; to scrape together
Often used to refer to collecting money, people, or assembling things from various parts.
Everyone pooled money to buy him a gift.
We finally gathered enough people (ten people).
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Everyone gathered here to listen to him tell a story.
This machine was pieced together by me using old parts.
Can we find a time to meet up?
verb
to happen by chance; to join in the fun; to rush towards
informalCommonly used in phrases like 凑巧, 凑热闹.
I happened to run into an old friend on the street.
There are a lot of people there, let's go join in the fun too.
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You came at just the right time.
Don't go join in the fun anymore, come back and study quickly.
This matter is purely coincidental.
verb
to move close to; to approach
Used when moving physically closer to someone or something.
He moved forward a bit to hear more clearly.
Moving closer to look carefully.
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She picked up a bouquet of flowers and held them close to her nose to smell.
Move the chair closer to the table.
Don't get too close, it's dangerous.