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舍己
捨己
shějǐ
1.
selfless
2.
self-sacrifice (to help others)
3.
self-renunciation
4.
altruism
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (3)
舍己救人
shějǐjiùrén
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
舍己为人
shějǐwèirén
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
舍己为公
shějǐwèigōng
to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
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