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苟且

gǒu qiě

2-character word

What 苟且 means

1. perfunctory
2. careless
3. drifting along
4. resigned to one's fate
5. improper (relations)
6. illicit (sex)

The characters in 苟且

• 苟gǒu(literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily
• 且qiěand; moreover; yet

Words starting with 苟且

• 苟且偷安gǒu qiě tōu ānseeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself…
• 苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēngto drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

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