一丝不苟

yī sī bù gǒu

Traditional 一絲不苟Radical 一Frequency 21,385Part of Speech verb

Definitions

  • not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  • meticulous
  • not one hair out of place

Related Words

一不小心yī bù xiǎo xīn
HSK 7Frequency 14,161Radical 一Other

to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

一个劲儿yī gè jìn r
HSK 7Frequency 35,871Radical 一Traditional 一個勁兒

erhua variant of 一个劲

continuously

一举yī jǔ
HSK 7Frequency 12,406Radical 一Traditional 一舉Adverb

a move

an action

in one move

at a stroke

in one go

一举一动yī jǔ yī dòng
HSK 7Frequency 13,650Radical 一Traditional 一舉一動Other

every movement; each and every move

一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé
HSK 7Frequency 30,782Radical 一Traditional 一舉兩得Verb

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

一事无成yī shì wú chéng
HSK 7Frequency 22,215Radical 一Traditional 一事無成Verb

to have achieved nothing

to be a total failure

to get nowhere