huō​zhe

to be prepared to sacrifice

  • created sense approved 豁着/豁著 · huō​zhe · to be prepared to sacrifice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    豁着 / 豁著

    huō​zhe

    to be prepared to sacrifice

    To be willing to risk everything or disregard consequences in order to achieve something; to be prepared to sacrifice one's life, money, or time.

    豁 (literal) → 豁 · huō · to risk 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 豁着/豁著 · huō​zhe · would rather — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    豁着 / 豁著

    huō​zhe

    would rather

    To prefer one outcome over another even at a personal cost; would rather or would sooner.

    豁 (literal) → 豁 · huō · to risk 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense