投降 (tóu xiáng) — to surrender, to give up
Definição
投降 (tóu xiáng) is 'to surrender' — used for combatants giving up in a war, or a criminal yielding to police. Unlike 屈服 (yield/submit to pressure) or 自首 (turn oneself in to confess), it specifically implies accepting defeat.
verb
to surrenderto give up
Exemplos
- 投降。Dí rén zuì zhōng tóu xiáng le.The enemy finally surrendered.
- 投降。Tā jué dìng xiàng jǐng fāng tóu xiáng.He decided to surrender to the police.
- 投降。Shì bīng men bú yuàn tóu xiáng.The soldiers were unwilling to surrender.
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