牺牲 xī shēng — to sacrifice; sacrifice

牺牲
xī shēng

Characters: 牺 · 牲

Definitions

  1. to sacrifice; sacrifice

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to sacrifice one's life
  2. to sacrifice (sth valued)
  3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

zdic(汉典)

  1. 古代祭祀用的纯色完整牲畜。
  2. 舍弃或放弃。
  3. 为正义事业献出生命。
  4. 泛指用作祭品的动物。
  5. 盟誓宴享用的牲畜。

ExtDict

  1. 古代为祭祀而宰杀的牲畜
  2. 为了正义的目的舍弃自己的生命:流血~|为国~|他~在战场上
  3. 放弃或损害一方的利益:~休息时间赶修机器。

Examples

  • 为了战友的安全,他不惜牺牲自己的生命。

    For his comrades' safety, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his own life.

  • 做任何事,都不要以牺牲健康为代价。

    Whatever you do, don't sacrifice your health for it.

  • 他牺牲了休息时间,帮同事赶项目。

    He gave up his own rest time to help a colleague finish the project.