凑足 (còu zú) — to gather enough (of something, e.g. money, people) to meet a requirement
Definition
凑足 means scraping together or managing to gather just enough to meet a quota — money, people, or points. Implies a final push to reach a required number, not casual collection.
verb
to gather enough (of something, e.g. money, people) to meet a requirement
Examples
- 凑足。Wǒ men zhōng yú còu zú le qián mǎi fáng zi.We finally gathered enough money to buy a house.
- ，凑足？Qiú duì hái chà liǎng gè rén, nǐ néng bāng máng còu zú ma?The team is still short two people, can you help make up the number?
- 凑足。Tā còu zú le jī fēn cái huàn dào zhè zhāng jī piào.He only got this plane ticket after accumulating enough points.
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