舍生取义 shěshēngqǔyì to die for a just cause Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舍生取义 捨生取義 shěshēngqǔyì to die for a just cause To sacrifice one's life for righteousness; to choose honor over life or sacrifice oneself for a principle. Frequency Written text 0.155 per million Cross-References Antonym 损人利己 sǔnrénlìjǐ自私自利 zìsīzìlìSynonym 杀身成仁 shāshēnchéngrén为国捐躯 wèiguójuānqū舍身求法 shěshēnqiúfǎ成仁取义 chéngrénqǔyìVariant of 舍身取义 shěshēnqǔyì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
舍生取义 捨生取義 shěshēngqǔyì to die for a just cause To sacrifice one's life for righteousness; to choose honor over life or sacrifice oneself for a principle. Frequency Written text 0.155 per million Cross-References Antonym 损人利己 sǔnrénlìjǐ自私自利 zìsīzìlìSynonym 杀身成仁 shāshēnchéngrén为国捐躯 wèiguójuānqū舍身求法 shěshēnqiúfǎ成仁取义 chéngrénqǔyìVariant of 舍身取义 shěshēnqǔyì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
