Meaning of 姑息
姑息 means to appease; to accommodate unprincipled behavior; to be lenient to a fault. Pronounced gū xī.
- to appease; to accommodate unprincipled behavior; to be lenient to a fault
Definitions & Examples
Duì对
hái孩
zi子
de的
cuò错
wù误
xíng行
wéi为
bù不
néng能
gū姑
xī息
，
bì必
xū须
jí及
shí时
jiū纠
zhèng正
。
You must not indulge a child's wrong behavior; it must be corrected promptly.
Gōng公
sī司
yǒu有
yán严
gé格
guī规
dìng定
，
duì对
rèn任
hé何
wǔ舞
bì弊
xíng行
wéi为
jué绝
bù不
yǔ予
gū姑
xī息
。
The company has strict rules and will never tolerate any fraudulent behavior.
Gū姑
xī息
yǎng养
jiān奸
，
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
wèn问
tí题
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
yán严
zhòng重
。
Appeasing evil will only make the problem worse.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
duì对
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
de的
gū姑
xī息
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
zhàn战
zhēng争
。
Historically, appeasing aggressors ultimately led to war.
Tā他
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
fù负
zé责
rèn任
de的
tài态
dù度
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
bù不
néng能
gū姑
xī息
。
We must absolutely not tolerate his irresponsible attitude.