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一丝不苟

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HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 一絲不苟

What 一丝不苟 means

1. not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
2. meticulous
3. not one hair out of place

The characters in 一丝不苟

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 苟gǒu(literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily