slightest ⇒ 丝毫无损 sīháo wú sǔn → not harmed in the slightest

silk

wire

black hair ⇒ 她的青丝已成白发。 Tā de qīngsī yǐ chéng báifà. → Her black hair has gone grey.

( 指味道 ) sweet

golden monkey

be meticulous ⇒ 她对教学工作一丝不苟。 Tā duì jiàoxué gōngzuò yī sī bù gǒu. → She's meticulous in her teaching work.

motionless ⇒ 一丝风都没有,树枝纹丝不动。 Yī sī fēng dōu méiyǒu, shùzhī wén sī bù dòng. → There wasn't a breath of wind — the branches were motionless. ⇒ 接受检阅的士兵纹丝不动地立正站着。 Jiēshòu jiǎnyuè de shìbīng wén sī bù dòng de lìzhèng zhànzhe. → The soldiers under inspection stood to attention without moving a muscle.

separated but still together in spirit

clues ⇒ 大劫案的蛛丝马迹渐渐浮出水面。 Dà jié'àn de zhū sī mǎ jì jiànjiàn fú chū shuǐmiàn. → Clues were gradually starting to surface in the big robbery case.