Definitions

1. 1. to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)
2. 2. to serve as stopgap

Components

• 充 chōng – to fill
• 数 shù – number

Related Words

• 滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù – lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products