不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不折不扣
bùzhébúkòu
out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
Characters in this word
折 zhé
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
扣 kòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他是个不折不扣的好人，从不对别人发脾气。 Tā shì ge bùzhébúkòu de hǎorén, cóng bú duì biérén fā píqi. He is an out-and-out good person who never loses his temper with others.
- 他是个不折不扣的书迷，家里到处都是书。 Tā shì ge bùzhébúkòu de shūmí, jiā lǐ dàochù dōu shì shū. He is a thoroughgoing bookworm, with books everywhere in his home.
- 这次旅行对我们来说是一场不折不扣的冒险。 Zhè cì lǚxíng duì wǒmen lái shuō shì yì chǎng bùzhébúkòu de màoxiǎn. For us, this trip was a real adventure through and through.