倾
家
荡
产

To lose a family fortune (idiom) in Chinese: 倾家荡产 (qīng jiā dàng chǎn)

qīng jiā dàng chǎn

to lose a family fortune (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 傾家蕩產1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose a family fortune (idiom)

Stroke order

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倾
家
荡
产

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄤˋ

dàng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄢˇ

chǎn

ㄔ/ chㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

倾家荡产

Simplified

傾家蕩產

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他赌博输得倾家荡产。

    tā dǔ bó shū dé qīng jiā dàng chǎn。

    He gambled away his entire family fortune.

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Related words

家

jiā

home

产

chǎn

to give birth

大家

dà jiā

everyone

国家

guó jiā

country

家具

jiā jù

furniture

财产

cái chǎn

property

产品

chǎn pǐn

goods

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

家庭

jiā tíng

family

家务

jiā wù

household duties

家乡

jiā xiāng

hometown

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

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