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不惜

bù xī

HSK 6 2-character word

What 不惜 means

1. not stint
2. not spare
3. not hesitate (to do sth)
4. not scruple (to do sth)

The characters in 不惜

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity

Example sentences

• 我必须不惜一切代价帮助她。
  I must help her at any cost.
• 我们应该不惜代价避免战争。
  We must avoid war at all cost.
• 他执意不惜一切代价获得成功。
  Tā zhíyì bù xī yīqiè dàijià huòdé chénggōng.
  He is determined to succeed at any price.
• 战争必须不惜一切代价地去避免。
  War must be avoided at all costs.
• 演说家为了征服他的听众，不惜使用他在交流课上学到的修辞技巧。
  Yǎnshuō jiā wèile zhēngfú tā de tīngzhòng, bù xī shǐyòng tā zài jiāoliú kè shàngxué dào de xiūcí jìqiǎo.
  To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

Sounds the same

Read bù xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 不息continually; without a break; ceaselessly
• 布希Taiwan equivalent of 布什