临危授命 lín wēi shòu mìng

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

Characters

Character Meaning
临 lín HSK 5
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
授 shòu HSK 4
to teach; to instruct; to give
命 mìng HSK 4
life; fate; order or command