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

CEDICT

to add unqualified members to a group of experts; to pad the numbers; to make up the number

Wiktionary

凑数。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 充 chōng
  1. sufficient; full
  2. to fill
  3. to serve as; to act as
  4. to act falsely as; to pose as
2 数 shù
  1. number; figure
  2. several; a few

Containing this entry

滥竽充数 lànyúchōngshù
  1. lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. to masquerade as having an ability
  3. token member of a group