HSK 6 · Verbs

全力以赴 quánlìyǐfù “to go all out” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 全力以赴 means

  1. to go all out
  2. to spare no effort
  3. (idiom) to make an all-out effort

How to say 全力以赴

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale全quán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale以yǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale赴fù4th tone, falling

全力以赴 in a sentence

  1. 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.

    Sentence #1395013 from Tatoeba

  2. 他在全力以赴。

    Tā zài quánlìyǐfù.

    He’s giving it his all.

    Sentence #6005570 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 全力以赴 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 全 (quán) with each of its parts in a different colour
全quánall
  • 入enter · rù
  • 玉jade · yù
The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

The character 以 (yǐ) drawn as one shape
以yǐto use

以 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 赴 (fù) with each of its parts in a different colour
赴fùto go
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 卜divination · bǔSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 卜 (bǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with fù.

How to write 全力以赴

全 6 strokes · 力 2 strokes · 以 4 strokes · 赴 9 strokes

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全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 全力以赴

Words with 全

全quán · whole安全ānquán · safe全部quánbù · whole完全wánquán · complete全面quánmiàn · comprehensive健全jiànquán · sound齐全qíquán · complete全局quánjú · overall situation竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlì · to do one’s utmost

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm

Words with 以

可以kěyǐ · can所以suǒyǐ · so以前yǐqián · before以后yǐhòu · after以下yǐxià · below以上yǐshàng · above以外yǐwài · apart from以yǐ · with以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)以及yǐjí · and

More words: Common Verbs

清理qīnglǐ · to clear up倾斜qīngxié · to tilt欺骗qīpiàn · to deceive企图qǐtú · to attempt确保quèbǎo · to ensure确立quèlì · to establish缺席quēxí · to be absent屈服qūfú · to yield

FAQs

全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù) means “to go all out” or “to spare no effort”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it quánlìyǐfù: quán with a 2nd tone, then lì with a 4th tone, then yǐ with a 3rd tone, then fù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 全力以赴 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quanliyifu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 全力以赴 from the suggestions. Typing quanliyifu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
全力以赴 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.