created sense approved 牺牲/犧牲 · xīshēng · to sacrifice one's life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牺牲 / 犧牲
xīshēng
to sacrifice one's life
To give up one's life for a just cause or for one's country; to die a martyr's death.
牺 (literal) → 牺/犧 · xī · sacrifice 牲 (literal) → 牲 · shēng · sacrificial animal
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created sense approved 牺牲/犧牲 · xīshēng · to sacrifice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牺牲 / 犧牲
xīshēng
to sacrifice
To give up or damage something valued, such as time, money, or personal interests, for the sake of a specific goal.
牺 (literal) → 牺/犧 · xī · sacrifice 牲 (literal) → 牲 · shēng · sacrificial animal
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 牺牲/犧牲 · xīshēng · sacrifice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牺牲 / 犧牲
xīshēng
sacrifice
(bound form) An animal slaughtered and offered as a religious sacrifice in ancient times; a beast for sacrifice.
牺 (literal) → 牺/犧 · xī · sacrifice 牲 (literal) → 牲 · shēng · sacrificial animal
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition