不拘小节

bù jū xiǎo jié

not fussing over small matters

Character by character

不bù
not

拘jū
restrict

小xiǎo
small

节jié
details

他性格豪爽，不拘小节。

He’s big-hearted and doesn’t sweat the small stuff.

Tone: neutral.

Praise for easy-going people, or a polite way to say careless.

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