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舍生忘死

捨生忘死
shěshēngwàngsǐ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to disregard one's own life and death
  2. 2 to risk life and limb
  3. 3 undaunted by mortal danger

Examples

消防员舍生忘死，从大火中救出了三个孩子。
Xiāofángyuán shěshēngwàngsǐ, cóng dàhuǒ zhōng jiùchū le sān gè háizi.
Risking everything, the firefighter pulled three children from the blaze.
战士们舍生忘死保卫祖国。
Zhànshì men shěshēngwàngsǐ bǎowèi zǔguó.
The soldiers defended their country without regard for their own lives.
医生在疫情中舍生忘死地工作。
Yīshēng zài yìqíng zhōng shěshēngwàngsǐ de gōngzuò.
Doctors worked through the epidemic with no thought for their own safety.

Tips

register
Heroic and weighty — used for soldiers, rescuers, doctors, and similar contexts. Sounds melodramatic if applied to ordinary risk.
history
From the Yuan zaju play 《锁魔镜》: 你须索舍死忘生，建立功勋 — you must risk your life to win merit.

Stroke Order

舍 shě
生 shēng
忘 wàng
死 sǐ