牺牲

xīshēng

to sacrifice one's life

verbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 犧牲
Dictionary entry

to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

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See it in sentences

英雄牺牲了生命。

Yīngxióng xīshēng le shēngmìng.

English

The hero gave his life.

他牺牲了休息时间。

Tā xīshēng le xiūxi shíjiān.

English

He gave up his rest time.

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