surrender; capitulate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
投降 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
敌军最终在激烈战斗后投降了。 Díjūn zuìzhōng zài jīliè zhàndòu hòu tóuxiángle. - The enemy surrendered after intense fighting.
他们决定不投降，而是继续战斗。 Tāmen juédìng bù tóuxiángle, ér shì jìxù zhàndòu. - They decided not to surrender but to continue fighting.
在没有希望的情况下投降是明智的选择。 Zài méiyǒu xīwàng de qíngkuàng xià tóuxiángle shì míngzhì de xuǎnzé. - Surrendering in a hopeless situation is a wise choice.
他们在无条件投降后被俘虏。 Tāmen zài wú tiáojiàn tóuxiángle hòu bèi fúlǔ. - They were captured after unconditional surrender.
投降并不一定意味着失败。 Tóuxiángle bìng bù yīdìng yìwèizhe shībài. - Surrendering doesn't necessarily mean failure.
Characters
降 jiàng - drop, descend, fall; reduce, lower |
投 tóu - send; throw, toss; plunge into; agree with; project; put in; go to, join; (oral) rinse |