accommodate; yield; compromise
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to accommodate (someone); to yield to; to go along with
Often implies adjusting one's own stance or lowering standards to suit another person's wishes, which can be negative (over-indulgence) or neutral (compromise).
Fù父
mǔ母
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
shì是
qiān牵
jiù就
hái孩
zi子
de的
wú无
lǐ理
yāo要
qiú求
。
Parents can't always indulge their child's unreasonable demands.
Wèi为
le了
jiā家
tíng庭
hé和
mù睦
，
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
qiān牵
jiù就
qī妻
zi子
de的
yì意
jiàn见
。
For the sake of family harmony, he often accommodates his wife's opinions.
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Zài在
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
shí时
，
shuāng双
fāng方
dōu都
xū需
yào要
shì适
dàng当
qiān牵
jiù就
duì对
fāng方
。
Both sides need to make appropriate compromises when dealing with this issue.
verb
to adapt oneself to (something inferior); to make do; to compromise on standards
Describes reluctantly accepting something that is not ideal.
Zhù住
sù宿
tiáo条
jiàn件
chà差
le了
diǎn点
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
qiān牵
jiù就
yī一
wǎn晚
。
The accommodation is a bit poor; we can only make do for one night.
Tā他
kǒu口
wèi味
hěn很
tiāo挑
tī剔
，
duì对
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fàn饭
cài菜
wán完
quán全
wú无
fǎ法
qiān牵
jiù就
。
He is very picky about food and cannot tolerate the meals here at all.