一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn

lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
板 bǎn HSK 3
board; plank; hard
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole