| 行 |  xíng | to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense |   |
| 克难 | kè nán | to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready | |
| 便道 | biàn dào | pavement / sidewalk / shortcut / makeshift road | |
| 权宜之计 | quán yí zhī jì | plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step | |
| 牛棚 | niú péng | cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen | |
| 板房 | bǎn fáng | temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials | |
| 权宜之策 | quán yí zhī cè | stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step | |
| 临时路障 | lín shí lù zhàng | makeshift roadblock | |
| 简易棚 | jiǎn yì péng | makeshift shelter / awning | |
| 聊备 | liáo bèi | to provide on a makeshift basis / to use temporarily as | |
| 草台班子 | cǎo tái bān zi | small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit | |
