不折不扣 (bù zhé-bú kòu) — (phrase) a hundred percent; out-and-out (used before nouns to emphasize authenticity); (phrase) to the letter; exactly (used before verbs to emphasize strict adherence)
Definition
A set phrase meaning 'a hundred percent, out-and-out' — emphasizes authenticity before nouns (like 十足的胜利). Stronger and more vivid than 十足, and more emphatic than 就是 for stressing that something is genuine.
phrase
a hundred percentout-and-out (used before nouns to emphasize authenticity)to the letterexactly (used before verbs to emphasize strict adherence)
Examples
- 不折不扣。Tā shì yí wèi bù zhé-bú kòu de xué zhě.He is a true scholar.
- 不折不扣。Tā bù zhé-bú kòu dì zhí xíng le jì huà.He executed the plan to the letter.
- 不折不扣。Zhè shì yí cì bù zhé-bú kòu de shèng lì.This is a complete victory.
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