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牺 xī

to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
牛
Traditional
犧
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 牛西 ⿰牛西

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  1. 他为了救人而牺牲了自己的生命。
    Tā wèile jiù rén ér xīshēng le zìjǐ de shēngmìng.
    He sacrificed his own life to save others.
    he in-order-to save people and sacrifice (particle) own (particle) life
  2. 你愿意为这个目标牺牲自己的休息时间吗？
    Nǐ yuànyì wèi zhège mùbiāo xīshēng zìjǐ de xiūxi shíjiān ma?
    Are you willing to sacrifice your own rest time for this goal?
    you willing for this (measure) goal sacrifice own (particle) rest time (question)
  3. 我们应该学习那些为国家牺牲的英雄。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi xuéxí nàxiē wèi guójiā xīshēng de yīngxióng.
    We should learn from those heroes who sacrificed for their country.
    we should learn those for country sacrifice (particle) hero
  4. 他并没有真正牺牲什么，只是稍微辛苦了一点。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu zhēnzhèng xīshēng shénme, zhǐshì shāowēi xīnkǔ le yìdiǎn.
    He didn't really sacrifice anything, he was just a bit tired.
    he at-all not-have really sacrifice anything, only slightly hard-work (particle) a-bit
  5. 战争年代，无数士兵在战场上牺牲了。
    Zhànzhēng niándài, wúshù shìbīng zài zhànchǎng shàng xīshēng le.
    During the war years, countless soldiers sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
    war era, countless soldier at battlefield-on sacrifice (particle)

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