姑且
Old HSK 6
姑且 (gūqiě) · for the time being
姑且 (gūqiě) means “for the time being; tentatively”. It is written with 2 characters: 姑 (father's sister) + 且 (moreover). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 姑且 is built
The characters
姑 gū · father's sister
What 姑 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
且 qiě · moreover
What 且 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A stone altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个办法姑且试试吧。Zhège bànfǎ gūqiě shìshi ba.Let's try this method for now.
我们姑且相信他一次。Wǒmen gūqiě xiāngxìn tā yí cì.Let's believe him this once, for the time being.
Questions about 姑且
What does 姑且 mean?
姑且 (gūqiě) means “for the time being; tentatively”.
How do you pronounce 姑且?
姑且 is pronounced gūqiě.
Which HSK level is 姑且?
姑且 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 姑娘gūnianggirl
- 姑姑gūguaunt (father's sister)
- 而且érqiěand also
- 并且bìngqiěand
- 不但而且bùdàn…érqiěnot only … but also …
- 况且kuàngqiěmoreover
- 尚且shàngqiěeven
- 暂且zànqiěfor the time being
Learn 姑且 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.