Definition
就范 is a formal verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to submit' or 'to give in' — usually under pressure or coercion. Because it is a separable verb, the object 范 can be separated from 就 when adding aspect markers, durations, or specifiers: you can say 就了范 ('submitted'), 就不了范 ('cannot submit'). The person or situation to which one submits is introduced by 向 or 对 before the verb.
v.o.
to submitto give in (to pressure or force)
Examples
- ，就范。Zài zhèngjù miànqián, zuìfàn bùdébù jiù fàn.In the face of evidence, the criminal had to submit.
- 就范。Tāmen jué bú xiàng dírén jiù fàn.They absolutely will not submit to the enemy.
- ，。Zài yālì xià, tā zuìzhōng háishì jiù le fàn.Under pressure, he ultimately submitted.
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