苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng to drag out a shameful existence Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng to drag out a shameful existence (idiom) to drift through life and survive by any means without purpose or dignity; to just get by instead of living with value or meaning Frequency Written text 0.201 per million Cross-References Antonym 宁死不屈 nìngsǐbùqūSynonym 苟活 gǒuhuó苟且偷安 gǒuqiětōu'ān Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng to drag out a shameful existence (idiom) to drift through life and survive by any means without purpose or dignity; to just get by instead of living with value or meaning Frequency Written text 0.201 per million Cross-References Antonym 宁死不屈 nìngsǐbùqūSynonym 苟活 gǒuhuó苟且偷安 gǒuqiětōu'ān Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
