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舍身
捨身
shěshēn
1. to give one's life
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

舍
shě
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
HSK 5 8 丶
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

舍身求法
shěshēnqiúfǎ
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
20,004 of 84,292