全力以赴

quánlìyǐfù

idiom HSK 7 #6,563

Meanings

1 to go all out
2 to spare no effort
3 to do one's utmost

Characters

strength; power

to go to; to attend

Literally 'with all strength go to it' — to go all out

Examples

运动员们全力以赴地训练。

Yùndòngyuánmen quánlìyǐfù de xùnliàn.

The athletes train with all their might.

为了这个项目，我们必须全力以赴。

Wèile zhège xiàngmù, wǒmen bìxū quánlìyǐfù.

For this project, we must go all out.

Tips

memory

Picture someone gathering ALL (全) their STRENGTH (力) and WITH (以) it RUSHING toward (赴) a goal. That's going all out.

Stroke Order

全 quán

力 lì

以 yǐ

赴 fù