die a martyr; sacrifice one's life
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to die for one's country or a just cause; to sacrifice one's life
formalFormal and literary. Used to describe sacrificing one's life for the nation, justice, or a noble cause. Often implies a heroic or tragic death.
Tā他
shì是
zài在
kàng抗
zhàn战
zhōng中
xùn殉
nàn难
de的
。
He died a martyr during the War of Resistance.
Xǔ许
duō多
gé革
mìng命
liè烈
shì士
zài在
dòu斗
zhēng争
zhōng中
xùn殉
nàn难
。
Many revolutionary martyrs perished in the struggle.
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Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
nìng宁
yuàn愿
xùn殉
nàn难
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
tóu投
xiáng降
。
The general would rather die than surrender.
Wèi为
le了
jì纪
niàn念
xùn殉
nàn难
de的
tóng同
bāo胞
，
wǒ我
men们
xiū修
jiàn建
le了
jì纪
niàn念
bēi碑
。
We built a monument to commemorate the compatriots who died as martyrs.