在所不惜

zàisuǒ-bùxī
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, zàisuǒ-bùxī.
To protect his family, he was willing to give everything and would not hesitate at any cost.
Hànwèi zǔguó, xīshēng zàisuǒ-bùxī.
To defend the motherland, sacrifice is not to be spared.
Wánchéng zhège xiàngmù, jiābān jiādiǎn zàisuǒ-bùxī.
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

zài
suǒ