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
Nācháng
那场
guānsi
官司
shǐ
使
wǒ
我
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
。
I was financially ruined by that law suit.
2
Jíshǐ
即使
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
,
wǒ
我
yě
也
bùhuì
不会
fàngguò
放过
zhèyàng
这样
de
的
jīhuì
机会
。
I'd give all my property for a chance like this.
3
Huǒzāi
火灾
shǐ
使
tā
他
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
。
He has lost his all in the fire.
4
Dǔ
赌
de
得
qīngjiādàngchǎn
倾家荡产
gamble oneself out of house and home; gamble away a family fortune