舍生忘死

捨生忘死
shěshēng-wàngsǐ
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

HSK 5
Xiāofángyuán shěshēng-wàngsǐ, cóng dàhuǒ zhōng jiù chū le sān gè háizi.
Risking everything, the firefighter pulled three children from the blaze.
HSK 6
Zhànshì men shěshēng-wàngsǐ bǎowèi zǔguó.
The soldiers defended their country without regard for their own lives.
HSK 7-9
Yīshēng zài yìqíng zhōng shěshēng-wàngsǐ 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

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