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title: "Quanliyifu Meaning: 全力以赴 (quánlì-yǐfù) Means “to go all out”"
description: "全力以赴 (quánlì-yǐfù) means “to go all out; to do one's utmost”. Hear its tones, see what 全 and 力 and 以 and 赴 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanliyifu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 全力以赴 mean?

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全力以赴 quánlì-yǐfù

## to go all out; to do one's utmost

## Its characters

1. 全 quán whole
2. 力 lì force
3. 以 yǐ (in 以…最…) marks the one that stands out (e.g. 其中以A最大 A is the largest of them)
4. 赴 fù to go to

## In a sentence

这次比赛我们一定全力以赴。 We'll definitely go all out in this competition.

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## More words with 全 or 力 or 以 or 赴

- [安全 ānquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anquan)
- [暴力 bàolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoli)
- [奔赴 bēnfù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benfu)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [大力 dàlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dali)
- [得以 déyǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/deyi)
- [电力 diànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianli)
- [动力 dònglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongli)
- [乏力 fálì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fali)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)

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