倾家荡产

qīng jiā dàng chǎn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to lose a family fortune (idiom)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned 指家庭破碎，家人死亡，比倾家荡产更悲惨: family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
• 血本无归 xuè běn wú guī 血本无归 xuè běn wú guī (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt 指连本钱都赔光，常用于投资或赌博: (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
• 负债累累 fù zhài lěi lěi 负债累累 fù zhài lěi lěi deep in debt 指欠债很多，可能还没到倾家荡产的地步: deep in debt

Synonyms

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• 破产 pò chǎn 破产 pò chǎn to go bankrupt 指经济上完全失败，失去所有财产: to go bankrupt

Usage notes

Common mistakes

成语，不可拆开用，不能说“他把家产都倾荡了”。常与“弄得”“搞得”搭配，如“赌博搞得他倾家荡产”。

Example Sentences

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赌博会让人 倾家荡产 。

Gambling can make people lose everything.

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Child Words of 倾家荡产

• 产 产 chǎn: to give birth
• 倾 倾 qīng: to overturn
• 倾家 倾家 qīng jiā: to ruin a family
• 荡 荡 dàng: to wash
• 家 家 jiā: home