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偷生
tōushēng
1. to live without purpose
Uncommon • Top 35%

Character Breakdown

偷
tōu
to steal; burglar, thief
HSK 5 11 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (3)

忍垢偷生
rěngòutōushēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱偷生
rěnrǔtōushēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
苟且偷生
gǒuqiětōushēng
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
29,158 of 84,292