HSK 6 vocabulary › 一丝不苟
一丝不苟
一丝不苟 in English: not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
yī sī bù gǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous
How to pronounce 一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu (without tone marks: yi si bu gou). yī is a first (high, level) tone; sī is a first (high, level) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; gǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 一丝不苟
一 yī
one; single; a (article)
one; single; a (article)
丝 sī
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
苟 gǒu
(literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily
(literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily
Related words
| 一 | yī | one; single | HSK 1 |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点; a bit | HSK 1 |
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one | HSK 2 |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together | HSK 2 |
| 一下 | yī xià | a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) | HSK 2 |
| 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary | HSK 3 |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side | HSK 3 |