无所不至 wú suǒ bù zhì stop at nothing

Explanation

指为了达到某种目的，什么事情都做得出来。含贬义，常指为达目的不择手段。

Refers to doing everything to achieve a certain goal. It has a derogatory meaning, often referring to someone who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个名叫李白的诗人，他年轻时放荡不羁，爱喝酒，爱交朋友，喜欢在各地游历。有一天，李白来到一个偏僻的小镇，镇上的人们生活贫困，很多人都没有工作。李白看到这种情景，心里很不是滋味，他想帮助这些贫困的人们改变现状。于是，他决定利用自己的才华，为他们写一首能够吸引游客的诗歌。为了写出这首诗歌，他走遍了小镇的每一个角落，观察人们的生活，体验他们的喜怒哀乐。他甚至还去菜市场买菜做饭，去村里帮农民干活，去寺庙里与和尚一起念经，去茶馆里和老人们下棋聊天，无所不至。最终，他写出了一首气势磅礴，充满人文关怀的诗歌。这首诗歌一经发表，就吸引了无数的游客前来参观，小镇也因此逐渐繁荣起来。从此，人们称赞李白是个为民请命的好诗人，他的行为也成为了后世人们学习的榜样。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī, yǒu gè míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā nián qīng shí fàng dàng bù jī, ài hē jiǔ, ài jiāo péngyǒu, xǐhuan zài gè dì yóulì. yǒu yī tiān, lǐ bái lái dào yīgè piān pì de xiǎo zhèn, zhèn shang de rén men shēnghuó pínkùn, hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu gōngzuò. lǐ bái kàn dào zhè zhǒng qíngjǐng, xīn lǐ hěn bù shì zīwèi, tā xiǎng bāngzhù zhèxiē pínkùn de rénmen gǎibiàn xiànzhuàng. yúshì, tā juédìng lìyòng zìjǐ de cáihuá, wèi tāmen xiě yī shǒu nénggòu xīyǐn yóukè de shīgē. wèi le xiě chū zhè shǒu shīgē, tā zǒu biàn le xiǎo zhèn de měi yīgè jiǎoluò, guāncchá rénmen de shēnghuó, tǐyàn tāmen de xǐ nù āi lè. tā shènzhì hái qù cài shìchǎng mǎi cài zuò fàn, qù cūn lǐ bāng nóngmín gàn huó, qù sìmiào lǐ yǔ héshang yīqǐ niàn jīng, qù cháguǎn lǐ hé lǎorénmen xià qí liáotiān, wú suǒ bù zhì. zuìzhōng, tā xiě chū le yī shǒu qìshì pángbó, chōngmǎn rénwén guānhuai de shīgē. zhè shǒu shīgē yī jīng fābiǎo, jiù xīyǐn le wúshù de yóukè qǐng lái cānguān, xiǎo zhèn yě yīncǐ zhújiàn fánróng qǐlái. cóngcǐ, rénmen chēngzàn lǐ bái shì gè wèi mín qǐng mìng de hǎo shī rén, tā de xíngwéi yě chéngle hòushì rénmen xuéxí de bǎngyàng.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai. In his youth, he was unrestrained, loved to drink, loved to make friends, and liked to travel. One day, Li Bai came to a remote town where the people lived in poverty and many were unemployed. Li Bai was disheartened by this and decided to help these poor people change their situation. So he decided to use his talent to write a poem that would attract tourists. To write this poem, he went to every corner of the town, observing people's lives and experiencing their joys and sorrows. He even went to the market to buy groceries and cook, helped farmers in the fields, chanted scriptures with monks in the temple, and played chess and chatted with the elderly in teahouses. In short, he did everything to gain insight. Eventually, he wrote a magnificent poem filled with humanistic care. As soon as this poem was published, it attracted countless tourists, and the town gradually prospered. From then on, people praised Li Bai as a good poet who spoke for the people, and his actions became a model for future generations.

Usage

常用来形容一个人为了达到目的不择手段，什么事情都做得出来。

cháng yòng lái xíngróng yīgè rén wèile dá dào mùdì bù zé shǒuduàn, shénme shìqing dōu zuò de chūlái

Often used to describe a person who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

Examples

• 为了达到目的，他无所不至。

  wèi le dá dào mùdì, tā wú suǒ bù zhì

  He stopped at nothing to achieve his goal.

• 为了公司利益，他无所不至，甚至违反了规定。

  wèi le gōngsī lìyì, tā wú suǒ bù zhì, shènzhì wéifǎn le guīdìng

  He went to any lengths, even breaking the rules, for the company's benefit.

Related Idioms

• 无所不为

• 为所欲为

Opposite Idioms

• 无恶不作