还凑合

還湊合

háicòuhe

phrase

Meanings

1 good enough
2 passable
3 will do for now

Characters

still; passably

to gather; to make up

Examples

这家店的菜还凑合。

Zhè jiā diàn de cài hái còuhe.

The food at this restaurant is passable.

条件不算好,但还凑合。

Tiáojiàn bú suàn hǎo, dàn hái còuhe.

The conditions aren't great, but they'll do.

Tips

register

凑合 is a wonderfully resigned Beijing-flavored word — making do with what's available, settling rather than enjoying. 还凑合 ('still passable') is fainter praise than 还行: implies you're settling for it. Standalone 凑合 also means 'to muddle through'.

Stroke Order

还 hái

凑 còu

合 hé