Chinese word dictionary

一笔不苟

yī bǐ bù gǒu · lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

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Word information

Simplified一笔不苟

Traditional一筆不苟

Pinyinyī bǐ bù gǒu

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

一yī

one; first

笔bǐ

pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

不bù

not; no

苟gǒu

careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only

How to learn 一笔不苟

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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不bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

不客气búkèqi

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

不要búyào

don't!; must not

对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

一yī

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit