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投降 (tóu xiáng) — how to say "to surrender" in Chinese
投降
To surrender, to capitulate
verb
Character composition
投
to throw, to cast
降
to descend, to surrender
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
Collocations
投降仪式
tóu xiáng yí shì
surrender ceremony
无条件投降
wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng
unconditional surrender
Examples
经过长时间的抵抗，他们最终决定投降。
After a long resistance, they finally decided to surrender.
敌人投降了。
The enemy surrendered.
Frequently asked questions
How to say surrender in Chinese?
"to surrender" in Chinese is 投降 (tóu xiáng).
投降 meaning in English
投降 (tóu xiáng) means "To surrender, to capitulate".
How is 投降 pronounced?
It is pronounced tóu xiáng (written as tou xiang, touxiang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to surrender" in Chinese characters?
It is written 投降: 投 has 7 strokes, 降 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 投降?
投降 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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