- 牺牲 xīshēng to sacrificeTo give up or damage something valued, such as time, money, or personal interests, for the sake of a specific goal.
- 牺牲品 xīshēngpǐn victimvictim; prey; sacrificial lamb; someone or something sacrificed for a cause or used as a tool by others
- 自我牺牲 zìwǒxīshēng self-sacrificeThe act of giving up one's own interests or life for others or for a cause; self-abnegation
- 牺牲者 xīshēngzhě victim; martyra person who sacrifices themselves for a cause, or one who is sacrificed or considered expendable
- 英勇牺牲 yīngyǒngxīshēng to die a hero's deathto heroically sacrifice one's life; to die bravely for a cause
- 庖牺氏 páoxīshì FuxiAn ancient legendary emperor, also known as [[伏羲|伏羲|fu2 xi1]], who is credited with creating the Eight Trigrams, writing, and teaching people how to fish and hunt
- 伏牺 fúxī FuxiFuxi, a legendary emperor of ancient China; he is the mythical creator of fishing, animal husbandry, the eight trigrams, and writing
- 包牺 bāoxī Fu Xithe mythical first emperor and creator of humanity in Chinese mythology
- 包犧 bāoxī Fuxilegendary first emperor of China and cultural hero credited with creating the Eight Trigrams
- 庖牺 páoxī Fu XiA legendary ancient emperor of China; credited with teaching people how to hunt, fish, and farm animals, as well as creating the [[八卦|八卦|ba1 gua4]] (Eight Trigrams) and Chinese writing. Also called [[伏羲|伏羲|fu2 xi1]].
- 牺尊 xīzūn ancient wine vesselAn ancient Chinese wine vessel, often made of bronze and shaped like an ox or other sacrificial animal.
- 牺牲打 xīshēngdǎ sacrifice hitIn baseball, a ball hit by a batter that allows a teammate to advance to the next base or score a run, even though the batter themselves is put out
- 牺牲节 xīshēngjié Eid al-AdhaIslamic festival of sacrifice, celebrated annually on the tenth day of the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar
- 牺皇 xīhuáng FuxiFuxi, a culture hero in Chinese mythology credited with creating humanity and inventing the Eight Trigrams; regarded as the first of the Three Sovereigns in ancient mythology
- 高飞牺牲打 gāofēixīshēngdǎ sacrifice flyIn baseball, a fly ball that allows a runner to score or advance despite the batter being caught out
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH