牺牲
犧牲HSK 6freq #3100
Meanings
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- 1.to sacrifice one's life
- 2.to sacrifice (sth valued)
- 3.beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
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Wiktionary
- 1.sacrifice (animal presented to a deity, deceased ancestor, etc.)
- 2.to give one's life for a certain cause; to sacrifice oneself
- 3.to sacrifice (give away something valuable); to give up; to abandon; to discard
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Etymology
"sacrifice (animal)" (pre-Qin) -> "to immolate" (c. 1840) -> "to sacrifice" (c. 1900).
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Example sentences
为了救许多人牺牲一个人是否道德？
Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?
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