苟
gǒu
(literary) if indeed
surname Gou; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily
他做事从不苟且，每一步都很认真。
tā zuò shì cóng bù gǒuqiě, měi yī bù dōu hěn rèn zhēn.
He never acts carelessly in what he does; every step is very serious.
这份工作要求极高，不能有丝毫苟且之心。
zhè fèn gōngzuò yāoqiú jí gāo, bù néng yǒu sīháo gǒuqiě zhī xīn.
This job demands extremely high standards; there cannot be even the slightest careless attitude.
Words with 苟
苟且
gǒu qiě
perfunctory
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
to beg to differ (idiom)
不苟
bù gǒu
not lax
未敢苟同
wèi gǎn gǒu tóng
can't agree with
苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
苟取
gǒu qǔ
(literary) to extort
苟合
gǒu hé
illicit sexual relations
苟同
gǒu tóng
to agree blindly
苟存
gǒu cún
to drift through life