投诚 (tóu chéng) — to defect (to the other side); to surrender (to the enemy)
Definition
To surrender and switch sides, typically used of enemy soldiers or forces giving up and joining the other side.
verb
to defect (to the other side)to surrender (to the enemy)
Examples
- 投诚。Tā zuì zhōng xuǎn zé le xiàng duì fāng tóu chéng.He finally chose to defect to the other side.
- 投诚。Nà xiē shì bīng dōu tóu chéng le.Those soldiers all surrendered.
- ，。Tā céng jīng tóu guò yí cì chéng, dàn hòu lái yòu bèi zhuā le.He once defected, but later was caught again.
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