得过且过
dé guò qiě guò
Pinyin

Definition

得过且过
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dé guò qiě guò
  1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
  2. without high ambitions, but getting by

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

得
dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
得到
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
获得
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
觉得
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
记得
jì de
  1. 1 to remember
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
且
qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 yet
  4. 4 for the time being
  5. 5 to be about to
  6. 6 both (... and...)
并且
bìng qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 besides
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 furthermore
  5. 5 in addition
使得
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
值得
zhí de
  1. 1 to be worth
  2. 2 to deserve
取得
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
得分
dé fēn
  1. 1 to score
得失
dé shī
  1. 1 gains and losses
  2. 2 success and failure
  3. 3 merits and demerits
得意
dé yì
  1. 1 proud of oneself
  2. 2 pleased with oneself
  3. 3 complacent
得瑟
dè se
  1. 1 (dialect) to be cocky
  2. 2 smug
  3. 3 to show off
得知
dé zhī
  1. 1 to find out
  2. 2 to know
  3. 3 to learn about
得罪
dé zuì
  1. 1 to commit an offense
  2. 2 to violate the law
  3. 3 excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4 see also 得罪[dé zui]
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
怪不得
guài bu de
  1. 1 no wonder!
  2. 2 so that's why!

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
  1. 1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
  1. 1 to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
安闲自得
ān xián zì dé
  1. 1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
  1. 1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
  1. 1 blessed by heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 enjoying exceptional advantages
  3. 3 favored by nature

Sample Sentences

嗯，我们公司的外国员工就更守时，工作效率也更高，他们认为，浪费时间就是浪费生命，对中国人的得过且过很不能理解。
ng4 ，wǒmen gōngsī de wàiguó yuángōng jiù gèng shǒushí ，gōngzuò xiàolǜ yě gèng gāo ，tāmen rènwéi ，làngfèi shíjiān jiùshì làngfèi shēngmìng ，duì Zhōngguórén de déguòqiěguò hěn bùněng lǐjiě 。
Yes, the foreign employees in our company are very punctual and efficient in their work. They feel that wasting time is like wasting their lives and don't understand the Chinese way of muddling through.
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