empty one's trunks and boxes; give everything one has
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to empty one's chests and boxes; to give everything one has; to spare no expense
formalOriginally described emptying physical containers; now chiefly used figuratively to mean giving one's all, often in charitable contexts. Formal register.
Wèi为
le了
bāng帮
zhù助
zāi灾
qū区
rén人
mín民
，
tā他
qīng倾
xiāng箱
dào倒
qiè箧
，
juān捐
chū出
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
jī积
xù蓄
。
To help the people in the disaster area, he gave everything he had, donating all his savings.
Tā她
qīng倾
xiāng箱
dào倒
qiè箧
de地
zhī支
chí持
zhàng丈
fū夫
de的
shì事
yè业
，
cóng从
wèi未
yǒu有
guò过
yuàn怨
yán言
。
She supported her husband's career with everything she had, never uttering a word of complaint.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
qīng倾
xiāng箱
dào倒
qiè箧
，
bǎ把
bì毕
shēng生
shōu收
cáng藏
de的
cáng藏
shū书
dōu都
juān捐
gěi给
le了
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
The old man gave his all, donating his entire lifetime collection of books to the library.