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牺牲 xīshēng

牺牲 xīshēng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 牺牲 xīshēng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīshēng | xi1 sheng1
English translation
to sacrifice oneself
to lay down one's life
to do sth at the expense of
beast slaughtered for sacrifice
sacrifice
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Read some general information about the Chinese word 牺牲 xīshēng .

Traditional form

犧牲

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 牺牲 xīshēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and 西 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

西

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛西

Number of Strokes

10
shēng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and shēng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shēng

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛生

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 牺牲 xīshēng

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愿意 yuànyì 牺牲 xīshēng tiān 休假 xiū jià 单单 dān dān péi jiǎn mǎi 东西 dōngxī .

I'm not sacrificing my day off just to go shopping with Jane.

每天 měi tiān dōu yǒu Bǎi rén rǎn shǎng 这种 zhè zhǒng 可怕 kěpà de 传染病 chuán rǎn bìng ér 牺牲 xīshēng .

Daily, hundreds fell a sacrifice to the terrible epidemic.

" zhēn shì yǒu 胆量 dǎn liàng de 姑娘 gūniang , " 托尼 shuì , " zhǐ 可惜 kěxī mìng tài le , qiáo 居然 jūrán 牺牲 xīshēng le .

'she's a spunky girl,' said Tony, " and it's rotten luck for her, Joe getting killed.

杰斯 Lín 牺牲 xīshēng 自己 zìjǐ de 生命 shēngmìng 孩子 háizi Cóng Huǒ Zhōng jiù le 出来 chū lái .

Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.

神殿 shén diàn 供奉 gòng fèng zhāo 牺牲 xīshēng chàng jiǔ Gòng xiāng

At the shrine of the god there were offerings, libations and incense.

牺牲 xīshēng Decomposition

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牺牲 xīshēng Compounds

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