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Definitions

  1. 1. domestic animal
  2. 2. sacrificial animal

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他犧 牲 生命,出賣組織。
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Words Containing 牲

牲畜
shēng chù

domesticated animals

牺牲
xī shēng

to sacrifice one's life

三牲
sān shēng

the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)

宰牲节
zǎi shēng jié

see 古爾邦節|古尔邦节[gǔ ěr bāng jié]

牲口
shēng kou

animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc)

牲畜粪
shēng chù fèn

animal manure

牲礼
shēng lǐ

(religion) to sacrifice

牲体
shēng tǐ

body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially

牺牲品
xī shēng pǐn

sacrificial victim

牺牲打
xī shēng dǎ

sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)

牺牲者
xī shēng zhě

sb who sacrifices himself

祭牲
jì shēng

sacrificial animal

英勇牺牲
yīng yǒng xī shēng

to heroically sacrifice one's life

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