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To sacrifice one's life in Chinese: 牺牲 (xī shēng)

xī shēng

to sacrifice one's life

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 犧牲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sacrifice one's life
  2. 2to sacrifice (sth valued)
  3. 3beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

牺牲

Simplified

犧牲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 为了救孩子，他牺牲了自己的生命。

    wèi le jiù hái zi， tā xī shēng le zì jǐ de shēng mìng。

    He sacrificed his own life to save the child.

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