苟且偷生 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

苟gǒu且qiě偷tōu生shēng

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

Characters in this word

4

苟

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surname Gou

Pinyin: Gǒu

Strokes: 8

Words starting with 苟 Words ending in 苟 Anywhere in a word

且

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and, moreover, yet, for the time being, to be about to, both (... and...)

Pinyin: qiě

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 4235 of 2500

Words starting with 且 Words ending in 且 Anywhere in a word

偷

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to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, thief, stealthily

Pinyin: tōu

Strokes: 11
Frequency: 922 of 2500

Words starting with 偷 Words ending in 偷 Anywhere in a word

生

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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[sheng1 teng2]), (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])

Pinyin: shēng

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 1196 of 2500

Words starting with 生 Words ending in 生 Anywhere in a word