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一絲不苟

yì sī bù gǒu

C1–C2 Level 7

一絲不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).