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充数
充數
chōngshù
1. to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)
2. to serve as stopgap

Character Breakdown

充
chōng
to fill, to supply; to be full
HSK 5 6 丶
数
shù
count, number, several
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

滥竽充数
lànyúchōngshù
lit. to play the yu [[竽]] mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products

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