苟活 (gǒu huó) — to drag out an ignoble existence; to live a shameful life
Definition
苟活 (gǒu huó) means to keep on living in shame or without dignity — a literary, self-deprecating verb for a degraded, pointless existence.
verb
to drag out an ignoble existenceto live a shameful life
Examples
- 苟活。Tā jué de zì jǐ zhè yàng gǒu huó xià qù méi yǒu yì yì.He feels that continuing to live like this is meaningless.
- ，苟活。Zài nà duàn hēi àn de suì yuè lǐ, xǔ duō rén zhǐ néng gǒu huó.In those dark times, many could only drag out an ignoble existence.
- ，。Tā gǒu le jǐ nián huó, zhōng yú jué dìng gǎi biàn.He lived ignobly for a few years and finally decided to change.
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