round up to an integer; pool money
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to round up (or down) to a whole number; to make an even amount
informalOften used in financial or transactional contexts when dealing with money, quantities, or scores to reach a convenient round number.
Zhè这
lǐ里
yǒu有
jiǔ九
shí十
bā八
yuán元
，
nǐ你
zài再
chū出
liǎng两
yuán元
，
còu凑
ge个
zhěng整
r儿
ba吧
。
We have ninety-eight yuan here; add two more yuan to make it an even hundred.
Zhàng账
dān单
shì是
sì4
shí7
qī元
，
yuán我
wǒ们
men给
gěi5
wǔ0
shí元
yuán凑
còu个
ge整
zhěng儿
，
r不
bù用
yòng找
zhǎo了
。
The bill is 47 yuan; we'll give 50 to round it up—keep the change.
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Dà大
jiā家
bǎ把
qián钱
còu凑
ge个
zhěng整
r儿
，
yī一
qǐ起
mǎi买
ge个
dà大
dàn蛋
gāo糕
。
Let's pool our money to a round amount and buy a big cake together.
Nǐ你
de的
fēn分
shù数
shì是
bā8
shí9
.
jiǔ5
，
diǎn老
wǔ师
lǎo给
shī你
gěi凑
nǐ整
còu儿
zhěng到
r9
dào0
jiǔ分
。
Your score is 89.5; the teacher rounded it up to 90 points.