die for one's country in a crisis; rush to save the nation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to go to die for one's country; to rush to save the nation in peril
literaryA classical and formal term, often used in historical or literary contexts to describe patriotic sacrifice. Implies a sense of duty and courage in the face of national crisis.
Zài在
guó国
jiā家
wēi危
wáng亡
zhī之
jì际
，
wú无
shù数
rén仁
rén人
zhì志
shì士
kāng慷
kǎi慨
fù赴
nàn难
。
At the moment of national peril, countless people of virtue and determination went to their deaths with fervent patriotism.
Tā他
huái怀
zhe着
bì必
sǐ死
de的
jué决
xīn心
，
yì毅
rán然
fù赴
nàn难
。
With the resolve to die, he resolutely went to face the national calamity.
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Zhè这
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
jiāng将
jūn军
wèi为
guó国
fù赴
nàn难
de的
zhuàng壮
jǔ举
。
This period of history records the general's heroic act of sacrificing himself for the country.