xī​shēng HSK6

to sacrifice

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to sacrifice verbnoun
To give up or damage something valued, such as time, money, or personal interests, for the sake of a specific goal.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your own needs.

to sacrifice one's life verb
To give up one's life for a just cause or for one's country; to die a martyr's death.
sacrifice
(bound form) An animal slaughtered and offered as a religious sacrifice in ancient times; a beast for sacrifice.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
42.7 per million appears in 15% of films
Written text
26.1 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6

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