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偷生

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tōu shēng

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  1. 1. to live without purpose

Words Containing 偷生

忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

Child Words of 偷生

偷
tōu

to steal

生
shēng

to be born

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