不苟

bùgǒu
  1. not lax
  2. not casual
  3. careful
  4. conscientious

CEDICT

  1. (formal) not doing things easily or rashly; careful; scrupulous
  2. not doing things easily or rashly; careful; scrupulous

Wiktionary

不輕易、不草率。

重編國語辭典

做事細心謹慎

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 苟 gǒu
  1. (literary) if indeed
  2. (bound form) careless; negligent
  3. (bound form) temporarily

Containing this entry

一筆不苟 yībǐbùgǒu
  1. lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一絲不苟 yīsībùgǒu
  1. not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. meticulous
  3. not one hair out of place
不苟言笑 bùgǒuyánxiào
矜持不苟 jīnchíbùgǒu
行不苟合 xíngbùgǒuhé

Related entries

劼 jié
  1. careful
  2. diligent
  3. firm
嚴飭 yánchì
  1. careful
  2. precise
廑 jǐn
  1. careful
  2. hut
  3. variant of 僅 jǐn
心細 xīnxì
  1. careful
  2. scrupulous
恪慎 kèshèn
  1. careful
  2. reverently
慎 shèn
  1. careful
  2. cautious
慎也娶了个漂亮姑娘。

Shinya married a pretty girl.

Source: Tatoeba

毖 bì
  1. careful
  2. to prevent
小心謹慎 xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn
  1. cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
  2. careful
按照我的指示小心謹慎地前進。

Follow my instructions and proceed carefully.

Source: Tatoeba

慎重 shènzhòng
  1. cautious
  2. careful
  3. prudent
這需要慎重考慮。

That requires careful consideration.

Source: Tatoeba

細細 xìxì
  1. attentive
  2. careful
他細細地品了一口咖啡。

He savored a sip of coffee.

Source: Tatoeba

縝密 zhěnmì
  1. meticulous
  2. careful
  3. deliberate
  4. delicate
  5. fine (texture)
謹 jǐn
  1. cautious
  2. careful
  3. solemnly
  4. sincerely (formal)
謹待復信。

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Source: Tatoeba

精細 jīngxì
  1. fine
  2. meticulous
  3. careful
細緻 xìzhì
  1. delicate
  2. fine
  3. careful
  4. meticulous
  5. painstaking
细致地选择一本书。

Choose a book carefully.

Source: Tatoeba

用心 yòngxīn
  1. motive
  2. intention
  3. to be diligent or attentive
  4. careful
要用心，不要操心、煩心。

Be diligent, don't worry.

Source: Tatoeba

兢兢業業 jīngjīngyèyè
  1. (idiom) conscientious
  2. assiduous
有良心 yǒuliángxīn conscientious
認真 rènzhēn
  1. conscientious
  2. earnest
  3. serious
  4. to take seriously
  5. to take to heart
认真点。

Get serious.

Source: Tatoeba

盡職 jìnzhí
  1. to discharge one's duties
  2. conscientious
負責 fùzé
  1. to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for
  2. conscientious
他負責這個部門。

He's in charge of the department.

Source: Tatoeba

丁是丁，卯是卯 dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎo
  1. lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)
  2. fig. meticulous
  3. conscientious
  4. unambiguous
釘是釘，鉚是鉚 dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎo
  1. lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)
  2. fig. meticulous
  3. conscientious
  4. unambiguous
鄭重 zhèngzhòng
  1. serious
  2. solemn
  3. earnest
  4. conscientious