束手就擒

shùshǒu-jiùqín
idiom #24,523

Meanings

  1. 1 to surrender without a fight
  2. 2 to give oneself up
  3. 3 to let oneself be captured

Examples

HSK 6
Miànduì chóngchóng bāowéi, tā xuǎnzé shùshǒu-jiùqín, méiyǒu dǐkàng.
Surrounded on all sides, he chose to surrender without resistance.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng hǎnhuà yāoqiú xiányírén shùshǒu-jiùqín.
Police called out demanding the suspect give himself up.

Tips

memory
束手 means to bind one's own hands ( = to tie, = hands) - literally tying your hands together as a sign of submission. 就擒 means to submit to capture ( = to comply, = to capture).

Stroke Order

shù
shǒu
jiù
qín