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滴水不羼 — “Absolutely pure”

滴水不羼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Absolutely pure”. Unadulterated; without any impurity or mixture. Literally, “Not a drop of water mixed in; without a drop of adulteration”.

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滴水不羼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

滴水不羼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
滴
dī14to drip; a drop
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
不
bù4not
羼
chàn21mix in impurities

Example Sentence with 滴水不羼

这篇论文的论点滴水不羼,逻辑严密,令人信服。
The arguments in this paper are absolutely pure, with tight logic, making them very convincing.

Idioms Related to 滴水不羼

Synonyms of 滴水不羼

  • bù不zhé折bù不kòu扣absolute and thorough

More idioms starting with 滴

  • dī滴rú如chē车zhóu轴raindrops as big as carriage axles
  • dī滴shuǐ水bù不lòu漏meticulous and thorough, leaving no loopholes
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成bīng冰water drops freeze; extremely cold weather
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成dòng冻dripping water instantly freezes
  • dī滴shuǐ水chéng成hé河Small efforts accumulate into significant results
  • dī滴shuǐ水chuān穿shí石Persistence and consistent effort achieve great results
  • dī滴shuǐ水nán难xiāo消Hard to accept even a small kindness
  • dī滴dī滴dā答dā答drip-drip, tap-tap
  • dī滴fěn粉cuō搓sū酥heavily made up and elaborately adorned
  • dī滴jiǔ酒bù不zhān沾never touches alcohol
  • dī滴lǐ里dū嘟lu噜hanging haphazardly and unevenly
  • dī滴lǐ里dā耷lā拉drooping or hanging loosely

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Questions about 滴水不羼

What does 滴水不羼 mean?

滴水不羼 (dī shuǐ bù chàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Absolutely pure”.

How do you pronounce 滴水不羼?

滴水不羼 is pronounced dī shuǐ bù chàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 滴水不羼 literally mean?

Literally, 滴水不羼 means “not a drop of water mixed in; without a drop of adulteration”. It is used to mean “Absolutely pure”.

What is the Chinese definition of 滴水不羼?

形容十分纯正。

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