一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn

strictly by the book; very orderly, formal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33865th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2. scrupulous attention to detail

Characters

Character Meaning
one; 1; single
board; plank; hard
one; 1; single
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole