就范 (jiù fàn) — to submit, to give in (to pressure or force)

Definition

就范 (jiù fàn) is a formal verb meaning to submit or give in, usually to pressure or force — stronger than 让步 ('compromise, make concessions') and reserved for yielding to an opponent or authority.

verb

to submitto give in (to pressure or force)

Examples

，就范。
Zài zhèng jù miàn qián, zuì fàn bù dé bú jiù fàn.
In the face of evidence, the criminal had to submit.
就范。
Tā men jué bú xiàng dí rén jiù fàn.
They absolutely will not submit to the enemy.
，。
Zài yā lì xià, tā zuì zhōng hái shì jiù le fàn.
Under pressure, he ultimately submitted.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

就jiùcomply

范fànnorm

就 (comply) and 范 (norm) combine to mean submitting to a rule or control.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

享享xiǎng
京京jīng

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

Open 就 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

氾

氾fán范fàn

Same sound today

范 pairs 艸 (grass) with 氾, which gives its sound.

Open 范 →

Appears in

Conflict & Agreement