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Definition(s) for: 舍己救人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén - to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
- altruism

List Ranking for: 舍己救人

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 63,401 64,398 75,563

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
舍 shè- surname She
舍 shě- old variant of 捨|舍[she3]
舍 shè- (bound form) residence; house
- (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself)
- (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
舍 shě- to give up; to abandon
- to give alms
己 jǐ- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa
救 jiù- to save
- to assist
- to rescue
救 jiù- variant of 救[jiu4]
人 rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 舍己救人

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
舍己救人 - - 63,401 64,398 75,563