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千凑万挪 — “To try every possible means to raise or collect funds”

千凑万挪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try every possible means to raise or collect funds”. To scrape together money from various sources. Literally, “To scrape and borrow in countless ways”.

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千凑万挪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

千凑万挪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
千
qiān3thousand, many
凑
còu11pool together
万
wàn3ten thousand
挪
nuó9move, shift, or transfer

Example Sentence with 千凑万挪

为了帮助受困的朋友,大家千凑万挪,总算为他凑齐了手术费。
To help their friend in distress, everyone scraped together money from various sources, finally gathering enough for his surgery.

Idioms Related to 千凑万挪

Synonyms of 千凑万挪

  • dōng东nuó挪xī西jiè借borrow from various sources

More idioms starting with 千

  • qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are invaluable
  • qiān千sī丝wàn万lǚ缕numerous intricate and complex connections
  • qiān千chéng乘wàn万qí骑Magnificent array of chariots and cavalry
  • qiān千shèng乘zhī之guó国A powerful feudal state
  • qiān千chéng乘zhī之wáng王A paramount sovereign or emperor
  • qiān千le了wàn万dàng当everything properly settled and arranged
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百liǎo了Everything is settled
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
  • qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
  • qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
  • qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺,,bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
  • qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred

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Questions about 千凑万挪

What does 千凑万挪 mean?

千凑万挪 (qiān còu wàn nuó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try every possible means to raise or collect funds”.

How do you pronounce 千凑万挪?

千凑万挪 is pronounced qiān còu wàn nuó in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 千凑万挪 literally mean?

Literally, 千凑万挪 means “to scrape and borrow in countless ways”. It is used to mean “to try every possible means to raise or collect funds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 千凑万挪?

凑:凑集。千方百计筹集挪借资金。比喻尽力筹资

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