豁

huō
#2,948 most
frequent character
to give up, to sacrifice
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

豁 uses 谷 valley as its meaning part and 害 hài as its sound part. It first meant a wide, open mountain valley, then grew to crack or opening. Read huò, it also means open, clear, or exempt. The huá reading was borrowed for sound in a finger-guessing game.

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Example Sentences

他为梦想豁出去了。
tā wéi mèngxiǎng huōchūqù le 。
He sacrificed everything for his dream.
在这个时候，必须要豁出去。
zài zhègè shíhòu ， bìxū yào huōchūqù 。
At this moment, we must be willing to sacrifice.
她在职业发展上豁出了一切。
tāzài zhíyè fāzhǎn shàng huōchū le yīqiè 。
She gave up everything for her career development.

Words with similar meanings

牺牲xīshēng
to sacrifice
A more formal term that emphasizes the act of giving up something valuable for a cause or principle.
放弃fàngqì
to give up
A commonly used term that indicates the act of relinquishing or abandoning something.

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