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以身许国
以身许国
以身许国
以身许国
以身许国
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以身许国

以身许国 — “To dedicate oneself fully to a noble cause or a collective good”

以身许国 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dedicate oneself fully to a noble cause or a collective good”. Showing unwavering loyalty and commitment, even in the face of danger.

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以身许国 Pronunciation and Pinyin

以身许国 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
以
yǐ5by means of
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
许
xǔ6permit, promise, perhaps
国
guó8country or China

Example Sentence with 以身许国

他抱着以身许国的信念,全身心投入到科技研发中,为人类的进步贡献力量
Driven by a belief in dedicating himself to a greater cause, he fully committed to scientific research, contributing to human progress.

Idioms Related to 以身许国

Synonyms of 以身许国

  • yǐ以shēn身xùn殉zhí职die in the line of duty
  • gān肝nǎo脑tú涂dì地die tragically or make ultimate sacrifice
  • shě舍shēng生qǔ取yì义sacrifice life for righteousness

Antonyms of 以身许国

  • gǒu苟qiě且tōu偷shēng生to muddle through ignobly
  • tān贪shēng生pà怕sǐ死greedy for life, afraid of death

More idioms starting with 以

  • yǐ以yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • yǐ以yī一fèng奉bǎi百one producer supports a hundred consumers
  • yǐ以yī一dāng当shí十fight with the strength of ten men
  • yǐ以yī一dāng当bǎi百one person effective as a hundred
  • yǐ以yī一chí持wàn万Grasp key to control the whole
  • yǐ以yī一zhī知wàn万infer many from one
  • yǐ以yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • yǐ以yī一yù驭wàn万Control many by grasping the fundamental
  • yǐ以bù不biàn变yìng应wàn万biàn变respond to change with no change
  • yǐ以fǒu不jì济kě可help succeed by negating incorrect ideas
  • yǐ以fēng丰bǔ补qiàn歉save in times of plenty for scarcity
  • yǐ以wéi为kǒu口shí实provide material for criticism

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Questions about 以身许国

What does 以身许国 mean?

以身许国 (yǐ shēn xǔ guó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dedicate oneself fully to a noble cause or a collective good”.

How do you pronounce 以身许国?

以身许国 is pronounced yǐ shēn xǔ guó in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 以身许国?

许:预先答应给与。把身体献给国家。指尽忠报国,临难不顾。

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