Meaning of 投降
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tóuxiáng
- to surrender
投降 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
萨米只有投降一途
Sami had no choice but to surrender.
限你三分钟内投降
You have three minutes to surrender.
我们投降。
We surrender.
我宁死也不投降。
I'd rather die than surrender.
如果汤姆不投降，就开枪
If Tom doesn't surrender, shoot him.
Stroke order for each character
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投 tóu · to throw · 7 strokes
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降 jiàng · to drop · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 投降.
| 降落 | jiàngluò | to descend; to land |
| 投资 | tóuzī | investment; to invest |
| 下降 | xiàjiàng | to decline; to drop |
| 投入 | tóurù | to throw into; to put into |
| 降低 | jiàngdī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 投诉 | tóusù | to lodge a complaint |
| 降温 | jiàngwēn | to become cooler; to lower the temperature |
| 降价 | jiàngjià | to cut the price; to drive down the price |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; to cast a vote |
| 降临 | jiànglín | to descend; to arrive |
| 走投无路 | zǒutóu-wúlù | to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot |
| 投机 | tóujī | congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer |
Questions about 投降
What does 投降 mean?
投降 (tóuxiáng) means "to surrender" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 投降?
投降 is made of 2 characters: 投 (7 strokes), 降 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 投降 an HSK word?
Yes. 投降 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.