苟且

gǒuqiě
  1. perfunctory
  2. careless
  3. drifting along
  4. resigned to one's fate
  5. improper (relations)
  6. illicit (sex)

CEDICT

  1. illicit (usually of sexual relations)
  2. negligent; careless; perfunctory
  3. not observant of propriety
  4. tentatively; for the time being

Wiktionary

不守礼法、不务实际或马虎草率，得过且过。

重編國語辭典

不务实际或得过且过，马虎草率。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 苟 gǒu
  1. (literary) if indeed
  2. (bound form) careless; negligent
  3. (bound form) temporarily
2 且 qiě
  1. and
  2. moreover
  3. yet
  4. for the time being
  5. to be about to
  6. both (... and...)

Containing this entry

苟且偷安 gǒuqiětōuān
  1. seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
  2. taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
因循苟且 yīnxúngǒuqiě

Related entries

有一搭没一搭 yǒuyīdāméiyīdā
  1. unimportant
  2. perfunctory
  3. indifferent
  4. (of conversation) idly
敷衍 fūyǎn
  1. to elaborate (on a theme)
  2. to expound (the classics)
  3. perfunctory
  4. to skimp
  5. to botch
  6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
  7. barely enough to get by
含糊 hánhu
  1. ambiguous
  2. vague
  3. careless
  4. perfunctory
兩位學者為一句意思含糊的藏文句子爭論了一番。

The two scholars wrangled over the meaning of an obscure Tibetan phrase.

Source: Tatoeba

不痛不痒 bùtòngbùyǎng
  1. lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  2. fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  3. scratching the surface
  4. superficial
  5. perfunctory
大意 dàyi careless
我承认我大意了。

I admit that I was careless.

Source: Tatoeba

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