苟活 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苟活 Usage and Examples
To cling to life
To barely survive
To live ignobly
光荣而死，好过含辱苟活。
It is better to die with honour than to live with shame.
假如青春岁月令你后悔，何必苟活下去？
If thou regret 'st thy youth, why live?
The characters in 苟活
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 苟
- góu苟qiě且muddle through, make do
- gǒu苟qiě且liǎo了shì事to scamp, to make do
- góu苟qiě且xíng行shì事act perfunctorily, muddle along
- gǒu苟xiān先shēng生Mr. Gou
- gǒu苟quán全save one's skin, preserve one's life
- gǒu苟hé合illicit sexual relations, adultery
- gǒu苟tóng同Agree carelessly, Blindly agree
- gǒu苟cún存Barely survive, Subsist
- gǒu苟ān安seek temporary peace, seek only security
- gǒu苟ān安yú于xiàn现zhuàng状Settle for the status quo, Be content with the status quo
- gǒu苟yán延prolong a feeble existence, to barely survive
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Open the tool →Questions about 苟活
What does 苟活 mean in Chinese?
苟活 (gǒu huó) means “to cling to life, to barely survive, to live ignobly”.
How do you pronounce 苟活?
苟活 is pronounced gǒu huó in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “To cling to life” in Chinese?
“To cling to life” is 苟活 (gǒu huó) in Chinese.
How is 苟活 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 苟活, each with pinyin and an English translation.