苟
gǒu
Pinyin

Definition

苟
 - 
gǒu
  1. if
  2. supposing
  3. careless
  4. negligent
  5. temporarily
苟
 - 
Gǒu
  1. surname Gou

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

敬
jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to venerate
  3. 3 to salute
  4. 4 to offer

Related Words (7)

苟
Gǒu
  1. 1 surname Gou
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
苟且
gǒu qiě
  1. 1 perfunctory
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 drifting along
  4. 4 resigned to one's fate
  5. 5 improper (relations)
  6. 6 illicit (sex)
苟同
gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to agree blindly
苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn
  1. 1 to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

Idioms (6)

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
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
  1. 1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
  2. 2 taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
  1. 1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

Sample Sentences

这种尊严同时体现在对公司销售人员的要求上，销售人员必须举止得体、彬彬有礼，正如波尔顿著名的训练员工的备忘录里所说：既不要像收税官那样不苟言笑，也不能像算命先生一样油腔滑调……
zhèzhǒng zūnyán tóngshí tǐxiàn zài duì gōngsī xiāoshòu rényuán de yāoqiú shàng ，xiāoshòu rényuán bìxū jǔzhǐ détǐ 、bīnbīnyǒulǐ ，zhèngrú bōěrdùn zhùmíng de xùnliàn yuángōng de bèiwànglù lǐ suǒshuō ：jì bùyào xiàng shōushuìguān nàyàng bùgǒuyánxiào ，yě bùnéng xiàng suànmìngxiānsheng yīyàng yóuqiānghuádiào ……
This dignity is also reflected in the demands on the company’s sales staff. Each salesperson must behave well and be polite, as Bolton’s famous staff training memo says: “Don’t be as frightful as the tax collector, or as slippery as a fortune-teller."
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得得得，走火入魔了吧，真受不了你，免税店都是大牌奢侈品，价位夸张，纯属铺张浪费，我实在是无法苟同。
děi děi děi ，zǒuhuǒrùmó le ba ，zhēn shòubùliǎo nǐ ，miǎn shuì diàn dōu shì dàpái shēchǐpǐn ，jiàwèi kuāzhāng ，chúnshǔ pūzhānglàngfèi ，wǒ shízài shì wúfǎ gǒutóng 。
OK, OK, you're obsessed. I can't stand it anymore. Duty-free stores are all big brand luxury goods, with inflated prices, it's completely extravagant. I really can't agree with you on this.
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一点就通啊，那第四种老板是猫头鹰型的。他们一丝不苟，重视细节。你的报告就得用数据去说服他，数据自然是千万不能出错，不然他会否定你的一切。
yīdiǎn jiù tōng ā ，nà dì sì zhǒng lǎobǎn shì māotóuyīng xíng de 。tāmen yīsībùgǒu ，zhòngshì xìjié 。nǐ de bàogào jiù děi yòng shùjù qù shuōfú tā ，shùjù zìrán shì qiānwàn bùnéng chūcuò ，bùrán tā huì fǒudìng nǐ de yīqiè 。
You've really gotten the hang of this. So now, the fourth type of boss - The Owl. They are meticulous, and care about the details. In your reports, you should use figures to convince him, and whatever you do, you can't make any mistakes! Otherwise, he'll reject everything you do.
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人之初，性本善。性相近，习相远。苟不教，性乃迁。......
at birth ，xìng běn shàn 。xìng xiāng jìn ，xí xiāng yuǎn 。gǒu bù jiào ，xìng nǎi qiān 。......
People are born good. Their natures are much the same, but their practices become very different. If, foolishly, they are not taught, their natures will diverge.
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