舍生取义 shěshēngqǔyì to die for a just cause Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舍 捨 shě verbadjective to give up to give up; to abandon; to cast aside; to part with生 shēng noun life life; lifetime; existence取 qǔ verb to choose to select; to adopt; to choose; to pick out义 義 yì noun justice (bound form) justice; righteousness; upright behavior