牺
xī
sacrifice, give up; sacrificial
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 3
- Frequency
- No. 1,619
- Traditional
- 犧
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What 牺 means
sacrifice
Words with 牺
- 牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- 牺牲品xī shēng pǐnsacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss
- 牺牲者xī shēng zhěsb who sacrifices himself; sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable
- 牺牲打xī shēng dǎsacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
- 英勇牺牲yīng yǒng xī shēngto heroically sacrifice one's life
- 庖牺氏páo xī shìanother name for 伏羲, consort of 女娲
- 伏牺fú xīvariant of 伏羲
牺 in a sentence
tā méi yǒu xī shēng shēng mìng ， yě méi yǒu chū mài zǔ zhī 。
He did not sacrifice his life, nor did he sell out his organization.
wèi le jiù xǔ duō rén xī shēng yí gè rén shì fǒu dào dé ？
Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?
tā yǐ xī shēng zì jǐ de jiàn kāng wèi dài jià wán chéng le zhè xiàng gōng zuò 。
He did it at the expense of his health.