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còu

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còu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
còu | cou4
English translation
to gather together, pool or collect
to happen by chance
to move close to
to exploit an opportunity
to piece together, to assemble

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About còu

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

còu

Contains the radical

bīng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

ice

Etymology of còu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

冫奏

Semantic compound

bīng

Phonetic compound

zòu

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Example sentences using còu

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zhè 评论 pínglùn jiā 引用 yǐnyòng 那个 nà ge 作家 zuòjiā 的话 de huà tiān còu le 这篇评论 pínglùn .

The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.

他们 tā men 凑巧 còu qiǎo Néng 赶上 gǎn shàng 最后 zuìhòu 一趟 Chē .

As chance would have it they caught the last bus.

我们 wǒmen gòu máng de , Bié zài lái 凑热闹 còu rè nao ér le .

We're busy enough as it is; don't give us more trouble.

zhè běn 小说 xiǎoshuō 怎么样 zěnmeyàng -- Huán 凑合 còuhe .

What do you think of this novel? -- Not too bad.

连山 Lián shān ruò 波涛 bōtāo , bēn còu 朝东.

" Mountain - ranges , toward the east , Appear to be curving and flowing like rivers ; "

Words with còu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
còu to move close to còu
凑合 còuhe to bring together湊合
紧凑 jǐn còu compact緊湊
凑巧 còu qiǎo luckily湊巧
拼凑 pīn còu to assemble拼湊
凑热闹 còu rè nao to join in the fun湊熱鬧
凑近 còu jìn to approach湊近
凑数 còu shù to serve as a stopgap湊數
凑钱 còu qián to pool money湊錢
凑足 còu zú to scrape together enough (people, money etc)湊足
凑份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)湊份子
凑趣 còu qù to make fun of湊趣
七拼八凑 qī pīn bā còu assembled at random七拼八湊
凑手 còu shǒu at hand湊手
杂凑 zá còu hash (computing)雜湊

còu Decomposition & Compounds

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còu Decomposition

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