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

HSK 1

这家店的菜还凑合。

Zhè jiā diàn de cài háicòuhe.

The food at this restaurant is passable.

HSK 4

条件不算好，但还凑合。

Tiáojiàn bú suàn hǎo, dàn háicòuhe.

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

Tips

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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