苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
Pinyin

Definition

苟且偷安
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gǒu qiě tōu ān
  1. seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
  2. taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

并且
bìng qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 besides
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 furthermore
  5. 5 in addition
偷
tōu
  1. 1 to steal
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to snatch
  4. 4 thief
  5. 5 stealthily
偷偷
tōu tōu
  1. 1 stealthily
  2. 2 secretly
  3. 3 covertly
  4. 4 furtively
  5. 5 on the sly
安全
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
安慰
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
安静
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
平安
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
早安
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
且
qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 yet
  4. 4 for the time being
  5. 5 to be about to
  6. 6 both (... and...)
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
偷吃
tōu chī
  1. 1 to eat on the sly
  2. 2 to pilfer food
  3. 3 to be unfaithful
偷情
tōu qíng
  1. 1 to carry on a clandestine love affair
偷懒
tōu lǎn
  1. 1 to goof off
  2. 2 to be lazy
偷拍
tōu pāi
  1. 1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷窥
tōu kuī
  1. 1 to peep
  2. 2 to peek
  3. 3 to act as voyeur
偷笑
tōu xiào
  1. 1 to laugh up one's sleeve
偷闲
tōu xián
  1. 1 to snatch a moment of leisure
  2. 2 to take a break from work
  3. 3 also written 偷閒|偷闲[tōu xián]

Idioms (20)

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
  1. 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
  2. 2 skulduggery
  3. 3 to hoodwink people
  4. 4 to cheat sb audaciously
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
  1. 1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
  2. 2 to replace the original with a fake
  3. 3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
  1. 1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)

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