倾箱倒箧
qīng xiāng dào qiè · (idiom) to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 倾箱倒箧
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
refrigerator; (old) icebox
箱子xiāngzisuitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
邮箱yóuxiāngmailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
倒dàoto invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt; to close down
倒车dǎochēto change buses, trains etc