得過且過 dé guò qiě guò

satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
  2. 2. without high ambitions, but getting by

Characters

Character Meaning
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
且 qiě HSK 3
and; moreover; for the time being
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)