一丝不苟 yìsībùgǒu▶ Ser estricto en las demandas

Stroke order

一丝不苟 is written in 18 strokes across 4 characters.

• 一 — 1 stroke
• 丝 — 5 strokes
• 不 — 4 strokes
• 苟 — 8 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 一向Siempre
• 一度una vez
• 一流De primera clase
• 一贯consistente
• 不免inevitable
• 不堪no soportar

一丝不苟 is pronounced yìsībùgǒu and means “Ser estricto en las demandas”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 一丝不苟 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.