- 1. (used with two verbs to indicate the unalterability of a situation)
- ♦ 一去不返 gone never to return
- ♦ 一定不易 unalterable
- 2. (used with a noun and a verb) not a single; not the slightest
- ♦ 一字不漏 without missing a single word
- ♦ 一笔不苟 be scrupulous about every stroke (in writing or painting)