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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 苟 | gǒu | - surname Gou |
| 苟 | gǒu | - (literary) if indeed - (bound form) careless; negligent - (bound form) temporarily |
| 且 | qiě | - and - moreover - yet - for the time being - to be about to - both (... and...) |
| 偷 | tōu | - to steal - to pilfer - to snatch - thief - stealthily |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
Other Words Containing 苟且偷生
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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