湊份子 [凑－－]

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Pinyin còu fèn zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, dialectal
    to cause trouble; to inconvenience
    (syn.) 添麻烦, 添麻煩
  2. verb
    to club together
    (syn.) 凑钱, 湊錢
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们所有人凑份子给老师买生日礼物。
    我們所有人湊份子給老師買生日禮物。
    wǒ men suǒ yǒu rén còu fèn zi gěi lǎo shī mǎi shēng rì lǐ wù 。
    • We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present.