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凑

còu · cou

Traditional 湊

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to gather together, pool or collect
  2. to happen by chance
  3. to move close to
  4. to exploit an opportunity
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Pooling for a gift

  1. Dengdeng

    同事(tóngshì)要(yào)结婚(jiéhūn)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)凑(còu)钱(qián)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)吧(ba)。

    A colleague is getting married. Let us pool money for a gift.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，每人(měirén)凑(còu)多少(duōshao)？

    OK. How much does each person put in?

  3. Dengdeng

    一百(yībǎi)块(kuài)。

    One hundred yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)凑(còu)一百(yībǎi)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I will put in a hundred first. And you?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)凑(còu)一百(yībǎi)五(wǔ)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)名字(míngzi)写(xiě)在(zài)卡片(kǎpiàn)最(zuì)上面(shàngmiàn)。

    I will put in one fifty, because I want my name at the top of the card.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这(zhè)是(shì)凑(còu)钱(qián)，还是(háishi)买(mǎi)位置(wèizhi)？

    Is this pooling money, or buying a spot?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)卖(mài)了(le)房(fáng)子(zi)和(hé)家(jiā)具(jù)，连(lián)同(tóng)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)饰(shì)一(yì)起(qǐ)才(cái)凑(còu)了(le)五(wǔ)十(shí)万(wàn)。

I sold my house and furniture, together with my jewelry, in order to scrape together a half a million.

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02

大(dà)家(jiā)凑(còu)了(le)点(diǎn)钱(qián)，给(gěi)老(lǎo)师(shī)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

Everyone pooled some money and bought the teacher a gift.

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