屡试不爽

屢試不爽

lǚshìbùshuǎng

idiom #26,215

Meanings

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

Characters

repeatedly; again and again

to try; to test

error; deviation (archaic)

Examples

这个方法屡试不爽，每次都有效。

Zhège fāngfǎ lǚshìbùshuǎng, měi cì dōu yǒuxiào.

This method is tried and tested — it works every time.

他那套说辞屡试不爽，总能让人信服。

Tā nà tào shuōcí lǚshìbùshuǎng, zǒng néng ràng rén xìnfú.

His line of argument never fails to convince people.

Tips

usage

爽 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

屡 lǚ

试 shì

不 bù

爽 shuǎng