将就

Traditional (Taiwan): 將就

jiāngjiu ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ

- to accept (a bit reluctantly)
- to put up with

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

将就一下 xià make do for now

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

凑合 còuhe
- 凑合着住 make do living there
- 勉强凑合 just barely get by
对付 duìfu
- 对付着用 make do using it

Telling them apart

将就 means putting up with something not quite satisfactory. 凑合 is colloquial and means getting by, usually as 凑合着 + verb. 对付 more often means to deal with a person or problem, and only sometimes means to make do.

Words with 将就

Containing 将就

行将就木 xíngjiāngjiùmù approach one's coffin

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