将就
Old HSK 6
将就 (jiāngjiu) · to make do
将就 (jiāngjiu) means “to make do; to put up with”. It is written with 2 characters: 将 (will) + 就 (then). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 将就 is built
The characters
将 jiāng · will
What 将 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
就 jiù · then
What 就 is made of
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Origin hint: 尤 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
房间小了点儿，将就着住吧。Fángjiān xiǎo le diǎnr, jiāngjiu zhe zhù ba.The room is a bit small, but let's make do.
没有好的，我们就将就一下。Méiyǒu hǎo de, wǒmen jiù jiāngjiu yíxià.If there's nothing good, we'll just make do.
Questions about 将就
What does 将就 mean?
将就 (jiāngjiu) means “to make do; to put up with”.
How do you pronounce 将就?
将就 is pronounced jiāngjiu.
Which HSK level is 将就?
将就 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 将近jiāngjìnalmost
- 将来jiāngláifuture
- 即将jíjiāngabout to
- 将军jiāngjūngeneral (military)
- 将要jiāngyàoto be going to
- 将jiāngwill
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
- 早就zǎojiùlong ago
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 就是jiùshìexactly
Learn 将就 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.