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牺牲
犧牲
xīshēng
1. to sacrifice oneself
2. to lay down one's life
3. to do sth at the expense of
4. beast slaughtered for sacrifice
5. sacrifice
6. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

牺
xī
to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
HSK 6 10 丶
牲
shēng
sacrificial animal; domestic animal
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

牺牲品
xīshēngpǐn
victim
牺牲打
xīshēngdǎ
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲者
xīshēngzhě
victim
英勇牺牲
yīngyǒngxīshēng
to heroically sacrifice one's life

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