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hi sinh

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sacrifice
Verb
sacrifice
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
sacrifice Core Actions & OperationTheme

To give up something valuable for the sake of something else more important.

vi Cha mẹ đã hi sinh rất nhiều để nuôi dạy con cái.

en Parents sacrificed a lot to raise their children.

Sense 2 Verb
die for a cause Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme

To die for an ideal, duty, or noble cause.

vi Nhiều chiến sĩ đã hi sinh để bảo vệ nền độc lập.

en Many soldiers died for the cause of protecting independence.

Parts
hi / sinh / 犧牲
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
犧牲
Candidates by syllable
hi 稀(嘻) sinh 生
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hi vọng / hi / hi hữu / hi hóp …
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Use
khang hi tự điển / hi mã lạp sơn / phục hi / sử hi nhan …
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