降服 (jiàng) — to surrender, to yield, to submit

Definition

Means to surrender or yield under pressure, typically in a military or confrontational context. Stronger and more decisive than 投降, which can also apply figuratively (e.g., giving in, defecting).

verb

to surrenderto yieldto submit

Examples

降服。
Dí jūn zuì zhōng jiàng le.
The enemy army finally surrendered.
降服。
Tā jué bú huì qīng yì jiàng.
He will never easily surrender.
，降服。
Miàn duì qiáng dí, tā men bù dé bú jiàng.
Facing a strong enemy, they had to surrender.

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