投诚

投誠
tóuchéng
verb #27,695

Meanings

  1. 1 to defect (to the enemy side)
  2. 2 to surrender and pledge allegiance
  3. 3 to go over to the other side

Examples

Zhànzhēng jiéshù qián, shù míng jiànglǐng xuǎnzé xiàng dífāng tóuchéng.
Before the war ended, several generals chose to defect to the enemy.
Tā zài mìmì qíngbào jīgòu de yālì xià, zuìzhōng tóuchéng.
Under pressure from the secret intelligence agency, he finally defected.

Tips

usage
投诚 implies both physically switching sides and pledging sincerity () to the new side. It is typically used in military or political contexts. Compare with 投降 (tóuxiáng), which means simply to surrender without necessarily switching allegiances.

Stroke Order

tóu
chéng