割让 (gē ràng) — to cede (territory, land)

Definition

Examples

• 这个条约规定战败国必须割让一部分领土。
  Zhè ge tiáo yuē guī dìng zhàn bài guó bì xū gē ràng yí bù fen lǐng tǔ.
  This treaty stipulates that the defeated country must cede part of its territory.
• 历史上很多国家通过战争割让了土地。
  Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō guó jiā tōng guò zhàn zhēng gē ràng le tǔ dì.
  In history, many countries ceded land through war.
• 他们拒绝割让任何主权领土。
  Tā men jù jué gē ràng rèn hé zhǔ quán lǐng tǔ.
  They refused to cede any sovereign territory.