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得过且过

dé guò qiě guò

4-character word Traditional 得過且過

What 得过且过 means

1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
2. without high ambitions, but getting by

The characters in 得过且过

• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 且qiěand; moreover; yet
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)