事无巨细

事無巨細

shìwú-jùxì

idiom #28,148

Meanings

1 regardless of the size of the matter
2 attending to every detail
3 dealing with everything big and small

Characters

matter; affair; thing

without; no distinction

large; enormous

fine; small; detailed

Examples

她事无巨细地向上司汇报了工作进展。

Tā shìwújùxì de xiàngshàng si huìbào le gōngzuò jìnzhǎn.

She reported every detail of the work progress to her superior.

他事无巨细，凡事都要亲自过问。

Tā shìwújùxì, fánshì dōu yào qīnzì guòwèn.

He personally attends to every matter, big or small.

Tips

memory

事 (matters) + 无 (without) + 巨 (large) + 细 (small/fine) = 'matters without distinction of large or small' — i.e., handling everything regardless of its importance.

Stroke Order

事 shì

无 wú

巨 jù

细 xì