牺牲

牺牲 xīshēng

Sacrifice one's life

牺牲 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體犧牲 xisheng

What 牺牲 means

Sacrifice one's life

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Character by character

牺牲 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

牺

xī

Sacrifice

牲

shēng

Domestic animal

Words that share a character with 牺牲

How to write 牺牲

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牺牲 in a sentence

为了这个项目，他牺牲了所有假期。

Wèile zhège xiàngmù, tā xīshēng le suǒyǒu jiàqī.

He sacrificed all his holidays for this project.

许多人为此付出了牺牲。

Xǔduō rén wèi cǐ fùchū le xīshēng.

Many people made sacrifices for this.

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Questions about 牺牲

What does 牺牲 mean in English?

牺牲 is pronounced xīshēng and means Sacrifice one's life.

How do you pronounce 牺牲?

牺牲 is xīshēng in pinyin — written xisheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 牺牲?

牺牲 is written with 2 characters: 牺 (xī) Sacrifice, 牲 (shēng) Domestic animal. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 牺牲 written in traditional Chinese?

犧牲. The simplified form 牺牲 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 犧牲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xīshēng.

Is 牺牲 an HSK word?

Yes — 牺牲 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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