HSK V7-9
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倾家荡产

/ qīngjiā dàng chǎn /
Strokes

Definition

to lose a family fortune (idiom)

Example

Definition
lose a family fortune; be reduced to poverty and ruin; bring the family to ruin
1
cháng
那场
guānsi
官司
shǐ
使
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
  

I was financially ruined by that law suit.

2
shǐ
即使
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
  
,
huì
不会
fàngguò
放过
zhèyàng
这样
de
huì
机会
  

I'd give all my property for a chance like this.

3
Huǒzāi
火灾
shǐ
使
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
  

He has lost his all in the fire.

4
de
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产

gamble oneself out of house and home; gamble away a family fortune

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倾家荡产