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舍命救人 — “To sacrifice one's own life to save others”

舍命救人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's own life to save others”. To save others' lives at the risk of one's own. Literally, “Sacrifice life to save people”.

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舍命救人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

舍命救人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
舍
shě8house, give way
命
mìng8life, fate, command
救
jiù11save, rescue, or help
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 舍命救人

在危急关头,他毫不犹豫地冲上前去,舍命救人,赢得了大家的敬佩。
At the critical moment, he unhesitatingly rushed forward, sacrificing his own life to save others, earning everyone's admiration.

Idioms Related to 舍命救人

Synonyms of 舍命救人

  • shě舍jǐ己jiù救rén人sacrifice oneself to save others

Antonyms of 舍命救人

  • móu谋cái财hài害mìng命murder for money

More idioms starting with 舍

  • shě舍mìng命bù不shě舍cái财value wealth more than life
  • shě舍mìng命péi陪jūn君zǐ子risk all to accompany a friend
  • shě舍ān安jiù就wēi危abandon safety for peril
  • shě舍shí实tīng听shēng声disregard facts and listen to hearsay
  • shě舍shí实qiú求xū虚abandon the substantial for the illusory
  • shě舍jǐ己wèi为rén人sacrifice self for others
  • shě舍jǐ己wèi为gōng公sacrifice self for public good
  • shě舍jǐ己cóng从rén人defer to others' opinions
  • shě舍jǐ己jiù就rén人yield one's own views for others
  • shě舍jǐ己chéng成rén人sacrifice self to help others
  • shě舍jǐ己yún芸rén人belittle oneself, elevate others

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Questions about 舍命救人

What does 舍命救人 mean?

舍命救人 (shě mìng jiù rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's own life to save others”.

How do you pronounce 舍命救人?

舍命救人 is pronounced shě mìng jiù rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 舍命救人 literally mean?

Literally, 舍命救人 means “Sacrifice life to save people”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's own life to save others”.

What is the Chinese definition of 舍命救人?

舍:放弃。放弃自己的生命以拯救他人

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