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苟且偷生

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng	苟且偷生 \| 苟且偷生* \| *苟且偷生	to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
苟	苟 \| 苟* \| *苟	8画艸艹 + 5	gǒu, gōu	careless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname; grass name	gau2	4462.7 TPR


且	且 \| 且* \| *且	5画一 + 4	qiě, jū	moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)	ce2	7710.0 BM


偷	偷 \| 偷* \| *偷	11画人亻 + 9	tōu	to steal, burglar, thief	tau1	2822.1 OOMN


生	生 \| 生* \| *生	5画生 + 0	shēng	life, living, lifetime; birth	sang1	2510.0 HQM

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Simplified		English Definition
苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng	苟且偷生 \| 苟且偷生* \| *苟且偷生	to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence


苟 Gǒu	苟 \| 苟* \| *苟	surname Gou


苟 gǒu	苟 \| 苟* \| *苟	(literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless; negligent / (bound form) temporarily


苟且 gǒuqiě	苟且 \| 苟且* \| *苟且	perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex)


且　qiě	且 \| 且* \| *且	and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)


偷　　tōu	偷 \| 偷* \| *偷	to steal / (bound form) thief / (bound form) secretly; on the sly


偷生　　tōushēng	偷生 \| 偷生* \| *偷生	to live without purpose


生　　　shēng	生 \| 生* \| *生	to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽)