# 一丝不苟 (yīsībùgǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一丝不苟 (yīsībùgǒu) means “meticulous; conscientious”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: meticulous; conscientious
- Pinyin: yīsībùgǒu (yi1 si1 bu4 gou3)
- Traditional: 一絲不苟
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 她做事一丝不苟，从来不出错。
  Tā zuòshì yīsībùgǒu, cónglái bù chūcuò.
  She does her work meticulously and never makes mistakes.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [丝](https://hanziro.com/word/si-silk/) (sī): silk; thread
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 苟 (gǒu): if indeed; careless; negligent

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-si-bu-gou-meticulous/

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