to give up something of value for the sake of other considerations

a person or thing sacrificed or treated as expendable for a cause or by others

person who is treated as a sacrificial pawn or deemed replaceable in a strategy

to heroically sacrifice one's life

another name for Fu Xi ([[伏羲|伏羲|Fu2 xi1]]), consort of Nüwa ([[女娲|女媧|Nu:3 wa1]])

sacrifice hit (in sports, e.g. baseball)