苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng 🔊 to drift and live without purpose (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence Its characters 苟gǒuif indeed且qiěandHSK 7–9偷tōuto stealHSK 6生shēngto growHSK 4