在所不惜

zàisuǒbùxī
idiom #22,643

Meanings

  1. 1 will not hesitate
  2. 2 will not begrudge
  3. 3 at any cost
  4. 4 no matter the sacrifice

Examples

Wèile bǎohù jiārén, tā yuànyì fùchū yīqiè, zàisuǒbùxī.
To protect his family, he was willing to give everything and would not hesitate at any cost.
Hànwèi zǔguó, xīshēng zàisuǒbùxī.
To defend the motherland, sacrifice is not to be spared.
Wánchéng zhège xiàngmù, jiābān jiādiǎn zàisuǒbùxī.
To complete this project, overtime is no sacrifice at all.

Tips

usage
在所不惜 always implies a cost (sacrifice, pain, money, time) that the speaker considers worth paying. It typically follows the thing being sacrificed or comes at the end of a sentence to emphasize resolve.
memory
Literally: even within () that scope, I do not () begrudge () it — i.e., no matter what it costs, I won't regret it.

Stroke Order

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suǒ