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

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  1. careful
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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
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