全力以赴 quánlìyǐfù to do at all costs
to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
How to remember 全力以赴: 全 whole + 力 power + 以 to use + 赴 to attend = to do at all costs.
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How it is used
- An idiom: to go all out, throw everything you have at something - 我们会全力以赴 (wǒmen huì quánlìyǐfù) we'll give it our all.
- Register is committed and slightly formal - a pledge of maximum effort, common in speeches, sports, and work. Stronger and more total than plain 努力 (nǔlì).
Example sentences
- 他在全力以赴。 Tā zài quánlìyǐfù.He's doing his best.
- 我们全力以赴来完成工作。 Wǒmen quánlìyǐfù lái wánchéng gōngzuò.We went all out to get the job done.