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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牺牲

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牺牲 xī shēng - to sacrifice one's life
- to sacrifice (sth valued)
- beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 1,827 4,373 4,496

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- sacrifice
shēng- domestic animal
- sacrificial animal

Other Words Containing 牺牲

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
牺牲 6 6 1,827 4,373 4,496
牺牲品 - - 13,051 27,228 26,866