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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY 一丝不苟 yìsī-bùgǒu
not one thread loose (idiom)
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HSK 7-9
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 一丝不苟 一丝不苟 (yìsī-bùgǒu) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is not one thread loose (idiom) ; depending on context, it can also mean strictly according to the rules or meticulous. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 not one thread loose (idiom)
02 strictly according to the rules
03 meticulous
04 not one hair out of place
03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 一
一 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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丝
丝 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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不
不 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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苟
苟 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 一丝不苟 not one thread loose (idiom) (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
Listen ▶ Listen 一丝不苟 一无所知 一无所知
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 一无所知 Quick check 一无所知 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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