一丝不苟
yìsī-bùgǒuTraditional 一絲不苟
meticulous; scrupulous
Every meaning
yīsī-bùgǒu
- (idiom) meticulous; scrupulous
Its characters
- 一yīone
- 丝sīsilk
- 不bùnot; no
- 苟gǒuif; provided that
Words with 一
Words with 丝
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).