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苟
gǒu
1. if
2. supposing
3. careless
4. negligent
5. temporarily
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苟
gǒu
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (14)

苟且
gǒuqiě
perfunctory
苟取
gǒuqǔ
(literary) to extort
苟合
gǒuhé
illicit sexual relations
苟同
gǒutóng
to agree blindly
苟存
gǒucún
to drift through life
苟安
gǒuān
see [[苟且偷安<gǒuqiětōuān>]]
不苟
bùgǒu
not lax
苟延残喘
gǒuyáncánchuǎn
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
一丝不苟
yīsībùgǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
HSK 6
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
苟且偷生
gǒuqiětōushēng
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
一笔不苟
yībǐbùgǒu
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

Alternate Entries

苟
Gǒu
surname Gou

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,885
Word Frequency Rank
17,557 of 84,292

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