宁死不屈 (nìng sǐ bù qū) — would rather die than submit; to prefer death over surrender

Definition

Examples

• 他在敌人的严刑拷打下宁死不屈，令人敬佩。
  Tā zài dí rén de yán xíng kǎo dǎ xià nìng sǐ bù qū, lìng rén jìng pèi.
  He would rather die than submit under the enemy's brutal torture, earning people's admiration.
• 这些宁死不屈的英雄值得我们永远铭记。
  Zhè xiē nìng sǐ bù qū de yīng xióng zhí dé wǒ men yǒng yuǎn míng jì.
  These heroes who would rather die than submit deserve our eternal remembrance.
• 刘胡兰宁死不屈的精神激励了一代又一代人。
  Liú hú lán nìng sǐ bù qū de jīng shén jī lì le yí dài yòu yí dài rén.
  Liu Hulan's spirit of preferring death over surrender has inspired generation after generation.