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Definition(s) for: 苟且偷生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng - to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 78,787 48,092

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gǒu- surname Gou
gǒu- (literary) if indeed
- (bound form) careless; negligent
- (bound form) temporarily
qiě- and
- moreover
- yet
- for the time being
- to be about to
- both (... and...)
tōu- to steal
- to pilfer
- to snatch
- thief
- stealthily
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 苟且偷生

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo