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豁出去 (huō chu qu) — to throw caution to the wind, to go for broke, to risk everything

Definition

A colloquial verb phrase meaning to 'go for broke' or throw caution to the wind — to stake everything on one bold move. 豁 alone is a short form; 豁出去 is the full set phrase with the direction complement, used in speech and narrative alike.

verb
to throw caution to the windto go for broketo risk everything

Examples

  • ，豁出去。
    Tā wèi le mèng xiǎng, jué dìng huō chu qu pīn yí cì.
    For his dream, he decided to go for broke and give it one shot.
  • 豁出去。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài wǒ zhǔn bèi huō chu qu le.
    I'm ready to throw caution to the wind for this competition.
  • 豁出去，。
    Nǐ bú yào shén me dōu huō chu qu, yào xiān kǎo lǜ hòu guǒ.
    Don't just go for broke on everything; you need to think about the consequences first.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

豁huōrisk
出去out and go
出chūout去qùgo
联合Coordinate

Risking combines with out and go to mean go for broke.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Attitudes & OpinionsWill & Intention

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