投降

tóuxiáng

verb HSK 7-9 #3,320

Meanings

1 to surrender
2 to capitulate

Characters

to throw; to cast

to surrender; to submit

Examples

敌军被迫投降了。

Díjūn bèipò tóuxiáng le.

The enemy army was forced to surrender.

我绝不投降！

Wǒ juébù tóuxiáng!

I will never surrender!

Tips

memory

投 (to throw) + 降 (to descend/submit) = to throw yourself down in submission, i.e., to surrender.

Stroke Order

投 tóu

降 jiàng