苟活 gǒu huó ㄍㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ gau2 wut6
- to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself
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苟
- 不苟 bù gǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not lax
- 苟且 gǒu qiě ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ gau2 ce2 perfunctory
- 苟取 gǒu qǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄩˇ gau2 ceoi2 (literary) to extort
- 苟合 gǒu hé ㄍㄡˇ ㄏㄜˊ gau2 hap6 illicit sexual relations
- 苟同 gǒu tóng ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ gau2 tung4 to agree blindly
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- 苟存 gǒu cún ㄍㄡˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ gau2 cyun4 to drift through life
- 苟安 gǒu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄢ gau2 on1 see 苟且偷安
- 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 bat1 bat1 gau2 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 si1 bat1 gau2 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 gam2 gau2 tung4 to beg to differ (idiom)
- 未敢苟同 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ mei6 gam2 gau2 tung4 can't agree with
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng gǒu gǒu ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ jing4 jing4 gau2 gau2 lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
活
- 复活 復活 fù huó ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ fuk6 wut6 to revive
- 忙活 máng huo ㄇㄤˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ mong4 wut6 to be really busy
- 快活 kuài huo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ faai3 wut6 happy
- 活儿 活兒 huó r ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ wut6 ji4 work
- 活力 huó lì ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ wut6 lik6 energy
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- 活动 活動 huó dòng ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wut6 dung6 to exercise; to move about; to work out
- 活期 huó qī ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wut6 kei4 (banking) current (account)
- 活泼 活潑 huó po ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ wut6 put3 lively
- 活该 活該 huó gāi ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄞ wut6 goi1 (coll.) serve sb right
- 活跃 活躍 huó yuè ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ wut6 joek3 active
- 激活 jī huó ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˊ gik1 wut6 to activate
- 生活 shēng huó ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sang1 wut6 to live
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 养活 養活 yǎng huo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ joeng5 wut6 to provide for
- 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活
- 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄟˋ sang1 wut6 fai3 cost of living
- 做活 zuò huó ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ zou6 wut6 to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)
- 全活 quán huó ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ cyun4 wut6 to save life
- 出活 chū huó ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ceot1 wut6 to finish a job on time
Idioms with these characters
- 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 gam2 gau2 tung4 to beg to differ (idiom)
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
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- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 bat1 bat1 gau2 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng gǒu gǒu ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ jing4 jing4 gau2 gau2 lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
- 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 si1 bat1 gau2 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 活蹦乱跳 活蹦亂跳 huó bèng luàn tiào ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ wut6 bang1 lyun6 tiu3 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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- 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 lung4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ㄋㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
- 生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨˇ sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
- 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái ㄙˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄞˊ sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4 to hover between life and death (idiom)
- 养家活口 養家活口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ joeng5 gaa1 wut6 hau2 to support one's family (idiom)