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HSK 6Adverbs

不惜(bùxī)

Spare No Effort / At All Costs

Structure Pattern

Subject+不惜+Sacrifice / Cost

Explanation

不惜 (bùxī) literally means "not sparing" — it expresses willingness to pay any price or make any sacrifice to achieve a goal. Shows extreme determination. The thing after 不惜 is what the person is willing to sacrifice.

Example Sentences

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1
他不惜一切代价要赢。

Tā bùxī yíqiè dàijià yào yíng.

He'll win at any cost.

2
为了孩子的教育，父母不惜花费大量金钱。

Wèile háizi de jiàoyù, fùmǔ bùxī huāfèi dàliàng jīnqián.

For their children's education, parents spare no expense.

3
她不惜放弃自己的事业来照顾家人。

Tā bùxī fàngqì zìjǐ de shìyè lái zhàogù jiārén.

She didn't hesitate to give up her career to take care of her family.

Common Mistakes

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Common Mistake

我不惜去超市买菜。

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Correct Usage

我去超市买菜了。

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不惜 implies extreme sacrifice or determination. Going to the supermarket to buy groceries is a mundane task, not a sacrifice. Use 不惜 only when the action involves significant cost or effort.

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Related Grammar Points

宁可...也不HSK 5

Would Rather...Than Not

nìngkě...yě bù

宁可...也不 (nìngkě...yě bù) means "would rather A than B." It shows a firm preference — the speaker chooses A even if A is unpleasant, because B is worse. The emphasis is on the strength of the refusal of B. ### Variants: * **宁可...也不...** (would rather A than do B) * **宁可...也要...** (would rather endure A in order to do B) * **宁愿** can replace **宁可** with the same meaning.

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