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quán 全 lì 力 yǐ 以 fù 赴

全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù

to go all out; to spare no effort

Literally: whole strength with go-toward

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. The phrase 全力赴之 appears in Qing-dynasty writing and became fixed as 全力以赴.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; positive. Often 全力以赴地准备/做.

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  1. 为了这次考试，她全力以赴地复习了一个月。
    Wèile zhè cì kǎoshì, tā quán lì yǐ fù de fùxí le yī gè yuè.
    For this exam she spent a month reviewing with all her might.
    for this time exam, she whole strength with go-toward (particle) review (particle) one (measure) month
  2. 不管结果怎么样，我们都要全力以赴。
    Bùguǎn jiéguǒ zěnmeyàng, wǒmen dōu yào quán lì yǐ fù.
    Whatever the result, we must go all out.
    no-matter result how, we all must whole strength with go-toward

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