得过且过

Traditional (Taiwan): 得過且過

déguòqiěguò ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

    • satisfied just to get through (idiom) to muddle through
    • without high ambitions, but getting by

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

得过且过 means drifting through life half-heartedly, doing the minimum, and is fairly colloquial. 苟且偷生 means living only for the moment with no thought for the future and no striving, and is more literary.

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