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百无一失 — “Absolutely foolproof”

百无一失 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Absolutely foolproof”. Perfectly safe; no possibility of error. Literally, “A hundred without one mistake”.

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百无一失 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百无一失 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
无
wú4without, not having
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail

Example Sentence with 百无一失

经过反复检查,他们确保了这次演示百无一失。
After repeated checks, they ensured this presentation would be absolutely foolproof.

Idioms Related to 百无一失

Synonyms of 百无一失

  • wàn万wú无yī一shī失absolutely foolproof
  • háo毫fà发bù不shuǎng爽perfectly accurate
  • wěn稳cāo操shèng胜quàn券certain of victory

Antonyms of 百无一失

  • lòu漏dòng洞bǎi百chū出full of flaws and inconsistencies
  • bǎi百wú无yī一shì是nothing right in a hundred attempts

More idioms starting with 百

  • bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅,,qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
  • bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
  • bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多,,yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
  • bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate

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Questions about 百无一失

What does 百无一失 mean?

百无一失 (bǎi wú yī shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Absolutely foolproof”.

How do you pronounce 百无一失?

百无一失 is pronounced bǎi wú yī shī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百无一失 literally mean?

Literally, 百无一失 means “a hundred without one mistake”. It is used to mean “Absolutely foolproof”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百无一失?

形容有充分把握,绝对不会出差错。

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