投降

tóu xiáng
HSK 6
to surrender, surrender
verb

Example Sentences

在绝望的情况下，他们决定投降。
zài juéwàng de qíngkuàng xià ， tāmen juédìng tóuxiáng 。
In a state of despair, they decided to surrender.
他拒绝投降，宁死不屈。
tā jùjué tóuxiáng ， níng sǐ bùqū 。
He refused to surrender and would rather die than yield.
敌人给了他们一个最后的机会投降。
dírén gěi le tāmen yígè zuìhòu de jīhuì tóuxiáng 。
The enemy gave them one last chance to surrender.

Individual Characters

投tóu
throw, fling, hurl, cast, drop
降xiáng
to surrender, to capitulate

Words with similar meanings

屈服qūfú
to yield
This word suggests a connotation of yielding or giving in, often under pressure, rather than a formal surrender.
投降tóuxiáng
to capitulate
A more formal term that can denote surrendering under specific circumstances, often used in military contexts.

Words Starting With 投

投资tóu zī
investment; to invest
投掷tóu zhì
to throw sth a long distance; to hurl
投机tóu jī
to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable
投票tóu piào
to vote; vote

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