面面俱到

miànmiàn-jùdào

idiom HSK 7-9 #26,469

Meanings

他做事面面俱到，很让人放心。

Tā zuòshì miànmiànjùdào, hěn ràng rén fàngxīn.

He is thorough in everything he does, which is very reassuring.

计划不可能面面俱到。

Jìhuà bùkě néng miànmiànjùdào.

A plan can't possibly cover every single aspect.

memory

面面 = every face/aspect, 俱到 = all arrived/covered. Every aspect has been attended to — nothing is left out.

usage

Can be positive (thorough and careful) or used to point out impossibility (不可能面面俱到 = you can't please everyone / cover everything).

面 miàn

俱 jù

到 dào