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全力以赴

quán lì yǐ fù · quan li yi fu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to do at all costs
  2. to make an all-out effort
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Sleep with all your might

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)是(shì)长跑(chángpǎo)比赛(bǐsài)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)全力以赴(quánlìyǐfù)！

    Tomorrow is the long-distance race. We must go all out!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)也(yě)会(huì)全力以赴(quánlìyǐfù)。

    Yes! I will go all out too.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今晚(jīnwǎn)准备(zhǔnbèi)怎么(zěnme)练(liàn)？

    How do you plan to train tonight?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)，睡觉(shuìjiào)也(yě)要(yào)全力以赴(quánlìyǐfù)。

    I will sleep early tonight. I will go all out at sleeping too.

  5. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，我(wǒ)也(yě)去(qù)全力以赴(quánlìyǐfù)地(de)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Good idea. I will go and sleep with all my might too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)全(quán)力(lì)以(yǐ)赴(fù)来(lái)完(wán)成(chéng)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

We went all out to get the job done.

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02

为(wèi)了(le)赢(yíng)得(dé)比(bǐ)赛(sài)，队(duì)员(yuán)们(men)全(quán)力(lì)以(yǐ)赴(fù)地(de)训(xùn)练(liàn)。

In order to win the competition, the team members trained with all their might.

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