求和 (qiú hé) — to sue for peace; to seek peace

Definition

求和 (qiú hé) means 'to sue for peace' — used for a defeated or losing side formally asking the opponent to stop fighting. Almost always collocates with war, conflict, or war-related contexts.

verb

to sue for peaceto seek peace

Examples

，求和。
Zhàn zhēng chí xù duō nián, shuāng fāng zhōng yú kāi shǐ qiú hé le.
The war had lasted many years, and both sides finally began to sue for peace.
，。
Tā men xiàng dí rén qiú guò yí cì hé, dàn bèi jù jué le.
They once sued for peace with the enemy, but were rejected.
，求和。
Wèi le jǐn kuài jié shù chōng tū, zhèng fǔ jué dìng qiú hé.
In order to end the conflict as soon as possible, the government decided to sue for peace.

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