因為今天我沒法上街購物,只好做點三明治將就將就。

As I didn't have time to go shopping today, I had to make do with a sandwich for dinner.

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Sentence Composition

1 因為 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
2 今天 jīntiān
  1. today
  2. the present time; now
3
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
4 沒法 méi
  1. at a loss
  2. unable to do anything about it
  3. to have no choice
=5 上街 shàngjiē
  1. to go onto the streets
  2. to go shopping
=5 上街 Shàngjiē
  1. (~) a district in Zhengzhou
  2. a district in Zhengzhou
6 購物 gòu shopping
7 只好 zhǐhǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
8 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
9 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
10 三明治 sānmíngzhì (loanword) sandwich
=11 將就 jiāngjiu
  1. to accept (a bit reluctantly)
  2. to put up with
=11 將就 jiāngjiù to make do with; to accept reluctantly
=12 將就 jiāngjiu
  1. to accept (a bit reluctantly)
  2. to put up with
=12 將就 jiāngjiù to make do with; to accept reluctantly