Definition
拼凑 means to assemble something hastily from various parts or sources, often with a makeshift or improvised quality. It can apply to physical objects (cobbling together a device from spare parts) or financial resources (scraping together money from different places). The word carries a slightly negative connotation — the result is functional but not elegant.
v.
to piece together hastilyto knock togetherto scrape together (funds, resources) from various sources
Examples
- 拼凑。Tā pīn còu le yì tái jiù diànnǎo.He cobbled together an old computer.
- 拼凑。Tāmen pīn còu le qǐdòng xiàngmù de zījīn.They scraped together the funds to start the project.
- 拼凑。Zhè tái jīqì shì yòng gèzhǒng língjiàn pīn còu chéng de.This machine is cobbled together from various parts.
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