舍命

捨命
shěmìng
verb #27,941

Meanings

  1. 1 to risk one's life
  2. 2 to sacrifice one's life
  3. 3 to give one's all

Examples

HSK 6
Xiāofángyuán shěmìng chōngrù huǒchǎng, jiù chū le bèi kùn de háizi.
The firefighter risked his life rushing into the burning building and rescued the trapped child.
HSK 7-9
Tā shěmìng péibàn zhàngfū dùguò le zuì jiānnán de suìyuè.
She gave everything to accompany her husband through the most difficult years.

Tips

usage
舍命 literally means 'to relinquish one's life.' It can describe literal self-sacrifice or, figuratively, putting in maximum effort without reserve. Compare 拼命, which means to go all-out but is more colloquial.

Stroke Order

shě
mìng