"Makeshift" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 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
 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 biàn dào pavement / sidewalk / shortcut / makeshift road
 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step
 bǎn fáng temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials
 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step
 lín shí lù zhàng makeshift roadblock
 jiǎn yì péng makeshift shelter / awning
 cǎo tái bān zi small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit
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