自我牺牲

自我犧牲
zìwǒxīshēng
noun #24,497

Meanings

  1. 1 self-sacrifice
  2. 2 self-abnegation

Examples

Tā de zìwǒ xīshēng jīngshén lìng suǒyǒu rén jìngpèi.
His spirit of self-sacrifice moved everyone to admiration.
Fùmǔ wèi zǐnǚ suǒ zuò de zìwǒ xīshēng shì wúsī de ài de tǐxiàn.
The self-sacrifice parents make for their children is an expression of selfless love.

Tips

usage
自我牺牲 can function as a noun (the act of self-sacrifice) or attributively (自我牺牲精神 — spirit of self-sacrifice). Compare 牺牲 alone, which simply means 'to sacrifice' or 'sacrifice' and does not specify the subject.

Stroke Order

shēng