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赎罪

shú zuì

2-character word Traditional 贖罪

What 赎罪 means

1. to atone for one's crime
2. to buy freedom from punishment
3. redemption
4. atonement

The characters in 赎罪

• 赎shúto redeem; to ransom
• 罪zuìguilt; crime; fault

Example sentences

• 纳命来赎罪。
  Repay your sins with your life.

Words starting with 赎罪

• 赎罪日Shú zuì rìYom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)
• 赎罪日战争Shú zuì rì zhàn zhēngthe Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

Words containing 赎罪

• 将功赎罪jiāng gōng shú zuìto atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
• 立功赎罪lì gōng shú zuìto redeem oneself; to atone
• 苦行赎罪kǔ xíng shú zuìpenance (to atone for a sin)