"scrape together" in Chinese (Simplified)
东拼西凑勉强凑齐
Definition
特别是钱或资源，艰难地从多个小来源收集或找到。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
口语用法，多用于钱，表示努力和资源有限。通常指从很多小地方东拼西凑，不是一大笔来源。
Examples
We scraped together enough money to buy a used car.
我们**东拼西凑**了足够的钱买了一辆二手车。
They managed to scrape together the supplies for the project.
他们设法**勉强凑齐**了项目所需的材料。
I had to scrape together a team for the event at the last minute.
我不得不在最后一刻**东拼西凑**组建了一个团队参与活动。
After paying rent, I barely scraped together enough for groceries this month.
付完房租后，我这个月**勉强凑够**买菜的钱。
We scraped together the last of our savings to make it through until payday.
我们**把仅剩的积蓄东拼西凑**，才撑到发薪日。
He somehow scraped together enough money for a ticket to the concert.
他不知怎么地**凑够了**买演唱会门票的钱。