将就

HSK 7-9

jiāngjiu

to make do; to settle for; more or less

Examples

没时间了，先将就一下

méi shíjiān le, xiān jiāngjiu yíxià

There's no time, settle for now.

这房间太小，

The room is too small,

只能将就

zhè fángjiān tài xiǎo, zhǐ néng jiāngjiu

Can only make do

饭不好吃也将就吧

fàn bù hǎochī yě jiāngjiu ba

The food isn't good, but you'll have to make do.