投
降

To surrender in Chinese: 投降 (tóu xiáng)

tóu xiáng

to surrender

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to surrender
  2. 2surrender

Stroke order

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投
降

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄤˊ

xiáng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 敌人被包围以后，只好举手投降。

    dí rén bèi bāo wéi yǐ hòu， zhǐ hǎo jǔ shǒu tóu xiáng。

    After the enemy was surrounded, they had to raise their hands and surrender.

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Related words

降

jiàng

to drop

投

tóu

to cast

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

投资

tóu zī

investment

降价

jiàng jià

to cut the price

降温

jiàng wēn

to become cooler

投入

tóu rù

to throw into

投诉

tóu sù

complaint

下降

xià jiàng

to decline

投票

tóu piào

to vote

降临

jiàng lín

to descend

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