Usage of the character 苟
gǒu
苟
[苟]
- (literary) if indeed
- (bound form) careless; negligent
- (bound form) temporarily
Gǒu
苟
[苟]
- surname Gou
bùgǒu
不苟
[不苟]
- not lax
- not casual
- careful
- conscientious
gǒutóng
苟同
[苟同]
- to agree blindly
gǒu'ān
苟安
[苟安]
- see 苟且偷安 (gǒuqiětōu'ān)
gǒuqiě
苟且
[苟且]
- perfunctory
- careless
- drifting along
- resigned to one's fate
- improper (relations)
- illicit (sex)
gǒuqǔ
苟取
[苟取]
- (literary) to extort
- to take as bribe
gǒucún
苟存
[苟存]
- to drift through life
gǒuhé
苟合
[苟合]
- illicit sexual relations
gǒuyáncánchuǎn
苟延残喘
[苟延殘喘]
- to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
yībǐbùgǒu
一笔不苟
[一筆不苟]
- lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
wèigǎngǒutóng
未敢苟同
[未敢苟同]
- can't agree with
yīsībùgǒu
一丝不苟
[一絲不苟]
- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- meticulous
- not one hair out of place
gǒuqiětōushēng
苟且偷生
[苟且偷生]
- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
gǒuqiětōu'ān
苟且偷安
[苟且偷安]
- seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
bùgǎngǒutóng
不敢苟同
[不敢苟同]
- to beg to differ (idiom)
gǒufùguì,wùxiāngwàng
苟富贵，勿相忘
[苟富貴，勿相忘]
- don't forget your friends when you become rich