降伏 (jiàng) — to vanquish; to tame; to subdue

Definition

降伏 (jiàngfú) means to vanquish or subdue, often a stubborn force, fear, or wild creature. The first syllable is read jiàng, not xiáng — note the contrast with 降服 which is the more common, neutral ‘to surrender/subdue’ reading.

verb

to vanquishto tameto subdue

Examples

降伏。
Yīng xióng yòng zhì huì jiàng le è lóng.
The hero vanquished the evil dragon with wisdom.
降伏，。
Tā jiàng le nèi xīn de kǒng jù, zhōng yú dēng shàng le dǐng fēng.
He subdued his inner fear and finally reached the summit.
降伏。
Xùn mǎ shī huā le yí gè yuè jiàng le zhè pǐ yě mǎ.
The horse trainer spent a month taming this wild horse.

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