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gǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. if
  2. 2. supposing
  3. 3. careless
  4. 4. negligent
  5. 5. temporarily

Words Containing 苟

一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng

to beg to differ (idiom)

不苟
bù gǒu

not lax

未敢苟同
wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

can't agree with

苟且
gǒu qiě

perfunctory

苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself

苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng

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

苟取
gǒu qǔ

(literary) to extort

苟合
gǒu hé

illicit sexual relations

苟同
gǒu tóng

to agree blindly

苟存
gǒu cún

to drift through life

苟安
gǒu ān

see 苟且偷安[gǒu qiě tōu ān]

苟富贵,勿相忘
gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng

don't forget your friends when you become rich

苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

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