gǒu
ān

common
formal

Meaning of 苟安

苟安 means to seek temporary ease; to be content with a fleeting sense of security. Pronounced gǒu ān.

  • to seek temporary ease; to be content with a fleeting sense of security

Definitions & Examples

Zài
guó
jiā
wēi
nàn
zhī
 
gǒu
ān
shí
zhǐ
huì
ràng
wēi
gèng
shēn
 

In times of national crisis, seeking temporary ease will only deepen the crisis.

jìn
 
zhǐ
qiú
gǒu
ān
xiàn
zhuàng
 

He lacks ambition and only seeks to be content with the status quo.

Nán
Sòng
cháo
tíng
piān
ān
 
shí
shì
zài
gǒu
ān
 

The Southern Song court, content with holding a corner of the territory, was in fact just seeking temporary peace.