苟
Ancient forms
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Meaning
gǒu gou3
- (literary) if indeed
- (bound form) careless; negligent
- (bound form) temporarily
- surname Gou
HSK words with 苟
More words with 苟
- 不苟 bùgǒu not lax
- 苟合 gǒuhé illicit sexual relations
- 苟同 gǒutóng to agree blindly
- 苟活 gǒuhuó to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself
- 苟取 gǒuqǔ (literary) to extort
- 苟存 gǒucún to drift through life
- 苟且 gǒuqiě perfunctory
- 一笔不苟 yībǐbùgǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 不敢苟同 bùgǎngǒutóng to beg to differ (idiom)
- 未敢苟同 wèigǎngǒutóng can't agree with
- 苟且偷安 gǒuqiětōuān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself