Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 6 entries. tōushēng 偷生 to live without purpose tóushéng 头绳 string to tie hair tóushéng 頭繩 string to tie hair tóushēng 投生 reborn (of departed spirit) gǒuqiětōushēng 苟且偷生 to drift and live without purpose (idiom) rěnrǔtōushēng 忍辱偷生 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)