服软 (fú) — to admit defeat, to concede; to apologize, to yield (to persuasion)
Definition
服软 means to back down and admit you were wrong after resisting — yielding under pressure, not a casual 'sorry'. Often used to describe someone who finally gives in after refusing to.
verb
to admit defeatto concedeto apologizeto yield (to persuasion)
Examples
- ，服软。Tā yì kāi shǐ bù kěn rèn cuò, zuì hòu hái shì fú le.He refused to admit his mistake at first, but in the end he conceded.
- ，服软。Zài zhēng chǎo zhōng, tā cóng lái bù kěn gēn duì fāng fú.In an argument, she never yields to the other side.
- ，。Tā zhè cì zhōng yú fú le ruǎn, xiàng mā ma dào le qiàn.This time he finally gave in and apologized to his mom.
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