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倾家荡产

qīng jiā dàng chǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 傾家蕩產

倾家荡产 (qīng jiā dàng chǎn) means "to lose a family fortune (idiom)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 倾家荡产 means

1. to lose a family fortune (idiom)

The characters in 倾家荡产

• 倾qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 产chǎnto give birth; to reproduce; to produce

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