以身殉职

以身殉職

yǐshēnxùnzhí

idiom #66,037

Meanings

1 to die in the line of duty
2 to give one's life for one's work/post

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Examples

这位警察以身殉职，令人敬佩。

Zhè wèi jǐngchá yǐ shēn xùn zhí, lìng rén jìngpèi.

This police officer died in the line of duty and is deeply admired.

消防员以身殉职的事迹感动了无数人。

Xiāofángyuán yǐ shēn xùn zhí de shìjì gǎndòng le wúshù rén.

The firefighter's death in the line of duty moved countless people.

他在抗疫中以身殉职。

Tā zài kàng yì zhōng yǐ shēn xùn zhí.

He died in the line of duty during the pandemic response.

Tips

history

The construction echoes 《孟子·尽心上》: 以身殉道 ('give one's body for the Way'). This idiom swaps 道 for 职 (duty/post) to honor those who die serving their profession.

register

Formal and honorific. Used in obituaries, memorial coverage, and citations for police, firefighters, doctors, soldiers. Mao Zedong's 《纪念白求恩》 famously uses the phrase for Norman Bethune.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

身 shēn

殉 xùn

职 zhí