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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
- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- meticulous
- not one hair out of place
Related words
一丝不苟 is pronounced yìsībùgǒu and means “Nghiêm khắc trong yêu cầu”. 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.