将就 jiāngjiu to accept (a bit reluctantly)
to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with
How to remember 将就: 将 going to + 就 right away = to accept (a bit reluctantly).
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How it is used
- To make do / settle for something not ideal - 没有更好的了，就将就一下吧 (méiyǒu gèng hǎo de le, jiù jiāngjiu yīxià ba) there's nothing better, just make do.
- Carries mild reluctance and lowered standards; contrast 讲究 (jiǎngjiu, same sound different tones), which means to be particular/fussy - near opposites, a classic trap.
- Often 将就着 + verb: 将就着用 (jiāngjiu zhe yòng) use it for now.