准确无误 (zhǔn què wú wù) — accurate and without error; flawless; completely correct

Definition

A chengyu-style idiom meaning 'accurate and without error,' used to stress that something is completely correct with zero mistakes. Stronger and more emphatic than the plain adjectives 准确 (zhǔnquè) or 正确 (zhèngqué).

idiom
accurate and without errorflawlesscompletely correct

Examples

  • 准确无误。
    Zhè fèn bào gào de nèi róng zhǔn què wú wù.
    The content of this report is completely accurate.
  • ，准确无误。
    Tā zǐ xì jiǎn chá le yí biàn, què rèn shù jù zhǔn què wú wù.
    He checked carefully and confirmed that the data was without error.
  • 准确无误，。
    Dá àn zhǔn què wú wù, tā dé le mǎn fēn.
    The answer was perfectly accurate, and he got full marks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

准确accurate
准zhǔnexact确quètrue
联合Side by side
无误without error
无wúwithout误wùerror
动宾Verb + object

准确 means exact, and 无误 means without error; together they describe something completely correct.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
隼
隼sǔn準zhǔn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

Open 准 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Open 无 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誤; 误 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
吳
吳wú誤wù
Same sound today

The traditional form 誤 uses 言 (speech) for meaning and 吳 for sound, giving the idea of speaking an error; the simplified 误 is a later shorthand.

Open 误 →

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