Word information
Simplified牺牲
Traditional犧牲
Pinyinxīshēng
Part of speech动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
牺牲
xīshēng · to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
Character breakdown
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How to learn 牺牲
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牲畜shēngchù
farm animal; livestock
牺牲打xī shēng dǎsacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲者xī shēng zhěsb who sacrifices himself; sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable
牺牲品xī shēng pǐnsacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss
英勇牺牲yīng yǒng xī shēngto heroically sacrifice one's life
三牲sān shēngthe three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)