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东拼西凑

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

东拼西凑 [dōngpīnxīcòu]

1. scrimp and save

他就这样东拼西凑，硬把学费交上了。

This is how he scrimped and saved, and managed to pay for the school fees.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

东拼西凑 [dōngpīnxīcòu]

1. [Chinese idiom] scrape together; knock together

他东拼西凑地借到了一笔钱。

He scraped together a sum of money by borrowing left and right.

那篇文章是东拼西凑来的。

That article is just scissors-and-paste work.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

东拼西凑 [dōngpīnxīcòu]

1. 从各处把零星的东西拼凑在一起。

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他东拼西凑地借到了一笔钱。: He scraped together a sum of money by borrowing left and right. → 东拼西凑
他就这样东拼西凑，硬把学费交上了。: This is how he scrimped and saved, and managed to pay for the school fees. → 东拼西凑
这篇文章东拼西凑，是名副其实的大杂烩 → 大杂烩

Word Decomposition

东 [dōng]	+	拼 [pīn]	+	西 [xī]	+	凑 [còu]

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