(gǒu) — (bound form) careless, negligent (in 不苟言笑, 苟且); (literary, bound form) if

Definición

Classical Chinese "if" (gǒu, in formal/written conditionals like 苟能…). The other sense — "careless, negligent" — lives only in set phrases such as 苟且 and 不苟言笑; never used alone today.

bound form
(bound form) carelessnegligent (in 不苟言笑, 苟且)(literary, bound form) if

Ejemplos

  • Zuò shì bù néng gǒu qiě.
    You cannot be careless in doing things.
  • Tā zài zhèng shì chǎng hé zǒng shì bù gǒu yán xiào.
    He is always reserved and serious in formal occasions.
  • gǒu Néng nǔ lì, bì yǒu shōu huò.
    If one can work hard, there will surely be gains.

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