一丝不苟 (一絲不苟)
yī sī bù gǒu
Pinyin

Definition

一丝不苟 (一絲不苟)
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yī sī bù gǒu
  1. not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. meticulous
  3. not one hair out of place

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

一点就通啊，那第四种老板是猫头鹰型的。他们一丝不苟，重视细节。你的报告就得用数据去说服他，数据自然是千万不能出错，不然他会否定你的一切。
yīdiǎn jiù tōng ā ，nà dì sì zhǒng lǎobǎn shì māotóuyīng xíng de 。tāmen yīsībùgǒu ，zhòngshì xìjié 。nǐ de bàogào jiù děi yòng shùjù qù shuōfú tā ，shùjù zìrán shì qiānwàn bùnéng chūcuò ，bùrán tā huì fǒudìng nǐ de yīqiè 。
You've really gotten the hang of this. So now, the fourth type of boss - The Owl. They are meticulous, and care about the details. In your reports, you should use figures to convince him, and whatever you do, you can't make any mistakes! Otherwise, he'll reject everything you do.
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