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牺牲
xī​shēng HSK6

to sacrifice

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 牺 犧 xī verbnoun
    sacrifice
    (bound form) an animal sacrificed for a religious ritual; specifically a pure-colored beast offered in ancient ancestral temples; often appears as part of 牺牲 xī​shēng
  2. 牲 shēng verbnoun
    sacrificial animal
    (bound form) animal used as a sacrifice in ancient times, such as a cow, sheep, or pig