一丝不苟

yìsī-bùgǒu

meticulous; careful about detail

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 一絲不苟
Dictionary entry

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place

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See it in sentences

他做事一丝不苟。

Tā zuò shì yìsī-bùgǒu.

English

He does things meticulously.

什么工作需要一丝不苟?

Shénme gōngzuò xūyào yìsī-bùgǒu?

English

What work requires great care?

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