# 倾家荡产 (qīngjiādàngchǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 倾家荡产 (qīngjiādàngchǎn) means “to lose one's entire family fortune”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lose one's entire family fortune
- Pinyin: qīngjiādàngchǎn (qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3)
- Traditional: 傾家蕩產
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 赌博让他倾家荡产。
  Dǔbó ràng tā qīngjiādàngchǎn.
  Gambling caused him to lose his entire fortune.

## Characters

- 倾 (qīng): to overturn; to collapse
- [家](https://hanziro.com/word/jia-home/) (jiā): home; family
- 荡 (dàng): to wash; to squander
- [产](https://hanziro.com/word/chan-produce/) (chǎn): to produce; to yield

https://hanziro.com/word/qing-jia-dang-chan-lose-ones-entire/

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