一丝不苟

一絲不苟

yìsī-bùgǒu

idiom HSK 7-9 #19,635

Meanings

HSK 1

他对工作一丝不苟。

Tā duì gōngzuò yìsībùgǒu.

He is meticulous about his work.

HSK 5

老师批改作业一丝不苟。

Lǎoshī pī gǎi zuòyè yìsībùgǒu.

The teacher grades homework with great care.

memory

一丝 (one thread) + 不苟 (not careless) - not even a single thread is out of place. Think of a tailor inspecting every thread.

usage

Always positive - used to praise someone's attention to detail. Often used with 对 (towards) to specify what one is meticulous about.

一 yī

丝 sī

不 bù

苟 gǒu