| 苟 | [ goǔ ] surname Gou |
| 苟 | [ goǔ ] if, supposing, careless, negligent, temporarily |
| 苟且 | [ goǔ qiě ] perfunctory, careless, drifting along, resigned to one's fate, improper (relations), illicit (sex) |
| 苟且偷安 | [ goǔ qiě toū ān ] seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself, taking things easily without attending to responsibilities |
| 苟且偷生 | [ goǔ qiě toū shēng ] to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence |
| 苟取 | [ goǔ qǔ ] (literary) to extort, to take as bribe |
| 苟合 | [ goǔ hé ] illicit sexual relations |
| 苟同 | [ goǔ tóng ] to agree blindly |
| 苟存 | [ goǔ cún ] to drift through life |
| 苟安 | [ goǔ ān ] see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1] |
| 苟富貴，勿相忘 | [ goǔ fù guì wù xiāng wàng ] don't forget your friends when you become rich |
| 苟延殘喘 | [ goǔ yán cán chuǎn ] to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom) |
| ⇒ 一筆不苟 | [ yī bǐ bù goǔ ] lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom), fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly |
| ⇒ 一絲不苟 | [ yī sī bù goǔ ] not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules, meticulous, not one hair out of place |
| ⇒ 不敢苟同 | [ bù gǎn goǔ tóng ] to beg to differ (idiom) |
| ⇒ 不苟 | [ bù goǔ ] not lax, not casual, careful, conscientious |
| ⇒ 未敢苟同 | [ weì gǎn goǔ tóng ] can't agree with |
