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全力以赴

quánlìyǐfù

to go all out; to spare no effort

A runner sprints at full speed toward a finish flag
Memory picture

Characters in this word

全 quán

Strokes
6
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
入 to enter, to come in 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

力 lì

Strokes
2
Radical
力 — strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

赴 fù

Strokes
9
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 面对突如其来的洪灾,救援队没有退缩,而是全力以赴转移被困群众。 Miànduì tūrúqílái de hóngzāi, jiùyuán duì méiyǒu tuìsuō, ér shì quánlìyǐfù zhuǎnyí bèikùn qúnzhòng. Faced with a sudden flood, the rescue team did not retreat, but went all out to move trapped residents.
  • 为了通过考试,他全力以赴地准备了整整一年。 Wèile tōngguò kǎoshì, tā quánlìyǐfù de zhǔnbèi le zhěngzhěng yì nián. To pass the exam, he went all out preparing for a full year.
  • 时间不多了,大家全力以赴,争取按时完工。 Shíjiān bù duō le, dàjiā quánlìyǐfù, zhēngqǔ ànshí wángōng. There is not much time left, so let's all go all out and try to finish on schedule.

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