招安 (zhāo ān) — to pacify rebels by offering them amnesty and official positions
Definition
A formal, historical verb: a government grants amnesty and official rank to rebels so they surrender and serve the state — most famously in classic novels like 《水浒传》.
verb
to pacify rebels by offering them amnesty and official positions
Examples
- 招安。Cháo tíng jué dìng duì zhè zhī yì jūn jìn xíng zhāo ān.The imperial court decided to offer amnesty to this rebel army.
- 招安。Lì shǐ shàng sòng jiāng bèi zhāo ān de gù shi hěn zhù míng.The story of Song Jiang being granted amnesty is very famous in history.
- ，。Zhèng fǔ zhāo le yí cì ān, dàn pàn jūn jù jué le.The government offered amnesty once, but the rebels refused.
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