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不苟
bùgǒu
1. not lax
2. not casual
3. careful
4. conscientious
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
苟
gǒu
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

一笔不苟
yībǐbùgǒu
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
一丝不苟
yīsībùgǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
19,731 of 84,292