risk one's life; disregard death; variant of 舍生忘死
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to risk one's life; to disregard one's own safety; to be ready to sacrifice one's life
literaryThis is a variant form of 舍生忘死. Both forms are used interchangeably to describe heroic or selfless actions where one is prepared to face death.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
shě舍
sǐ死
wàng忘
shēng生
，
chōng冲
xiàng向
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
zhèn阵
dì地
。
The soldiers risked their lives and charged toward the enemy's position.
Tā他
shě舍
sǐ死
wàng忘
shēng生
de地
jiù救
qǐ起
le了
luò落
shuǐ水
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
He risked his own life to save the drowning child.
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Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
wèi卫
jiā家
yuán园
，
tā他
men们
shě舍
sǐ死
wàng忘
shēng生
，
háo毫
bù不
tuì退
suō缩
。
To defend their homeland, they risked their lives without hesitation.