屡试不爽

屢試不爽
lǚshì-bùshuǎng
idiom #26,215

Meanings

  1. 1 tried and tested
  2. 2 never fails
  3. 3 works every time without exception

Examples

HSK 3
Zhège fāngfǎ lǚshì-bùshuǎng, měicì dōu yǒuxiào.
This method is tried and tested - it works every time.
HSK 7-9
Tā nà tào shuōcí lǚshì-bùshuǎng, zǒng néng ràng rén xìnfú.
His line of argument never fails to convince people.

Tips

usage
here means 'error' or 'deviation' (an archaic sense), NOT comfortable. So 不爽 = no deviation, i.e. it works without fail. Contrast with the modern colloquial 不爽 meaning 'unhappy'.

Stroke Order

shì
shuǎng