舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén — to sacrifice oneself to save others

舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén

Characters: 舍 · 己 · 救 · 人

Definitions

  1. to sacrifice oneself to save others

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to abandon self for others (idiom)
  2. to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  3. altruism

ExtDict

  1. 舍己：牺牲自己。不惜牺牲自己去救别人。

Examples

  • 英雄舍己救人的事迹广为流传。

    The hero's act of saving others at the cost of his own life is widely told.

  • 他舍己救人，被追认为烈士。

    He sacrificed himself to save others and was posthumously honored as a martyr.