姑 gū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
姑且
gūqiě
for the time being; tentatively
Characters in this word
且 qiě
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在证据尚未充分之前，我们姑且把这个结论视为一种假设，而不是定论。 Zài zhèngjù shàngwèi chōngfèn zhīqián, wǒmen gūqiě bǎ zhè ge jiélùn shìwéi yì zhǒng jiǎshè, ér bú shì dìnglùn. Before the evidence is sufficient, let us treat this conclusion tentatively as a hypothesis rather than a final judgement.
- 这个办法行不行，我们姑且试一试。 Zhè ge bànfǎ xíng bu xíng, wǒmen gūqiě shì yi shì. Whether this method works or not, let's just give it a try for now.
- 你说的这些，我姑且信你一回。 Nǐ shuō de zhèxiē, wǒ gūqiě xìn nǐ yì huí. As for what you've said, I'll take your word for it this once.
Related words
- 姑娘 gūniang girl; young woman
- 姑姑 gūgu aunt (father’s sister)
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 并且 bìngqiě and; moreover
- 况且 kuàngqiě moreover; besides
- 且 qiě and; moreover
- 尚且 shàngqiě even; still
- 暂且 zànqiě for the time being; temporarily
- 断然 duànrán firm; resolute; absolutely
- 够呛 gòuqiàng unlikely; difficult; hard to bear
- 何苦 hékǔ why bother; why make things hard for oneself
- 不惜 bùxī not to hesitate to; not to begrudge