Definition & Meaning

1.pinch and scrape; form a patchwork quit; have to pinch and scrape and calculate in every way; knock/scrape together

2.to scrape together a team

dōng pīn xī còu

东 拼 西 凑

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1
slpinch and scrape; form a patchwork quit; have to pinch and scrape and calculate in every way; knock/scrape together
- tā dōng pīn xī còu de jiè dào le liǎng bǐ qián
  他东拼西凑地借到了两笔钱。
  He scraped together two sum of money by borrowing left and right.
- yī fèn dōng pīn xī còu de bào gào
  一份东拼西凑的报告
  a patched-up report
- zhè ge jì huà dōng pīn xī còu de háo wú yì yì
  这个计划东拼西凑的，毫无意义。
  The programme was bitty and pointless.
synonym
qī pīn bā còu七拼八凑 dōng nuó xī jiè东挪西借
2
to scrape together a team
synonym
qī pīn bā còu七拼八凑 dōng nuó xī jiè东挪西借

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