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舍生取义
shě​shēng​qǔ​yì

to die for a just cause

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 舍 捨 shě verbadjective
    to give up
    to give up; to abandon; to cast aside; to part with
  2. 生 shēng noun
    life
    life; lifetime; existence
  3. 取 qǔ verb
    to choose
    to select; to adopt; to choose; to pick out
  4. 义 義 yì noun
    justice
    (bound form) justice; righteousness; upright behavior