缴枪

繳槍
jiǎoqiāng
verb #32,524

Meanings

  1. 1 to lay down arms
  2. 2 to surrender (one's weapon)
  3. 3 to disarm

Examples

HSK 5
Jiǎoqiāng bù shā!
Lay down your weapons and you won't be killed!
HSK 7-9
Díjūn bèipò jiǎoqiāng tóuxiáng.
The enemy troops were forced to surrender their arms.

Tips

culture
缴枪不杀 ('Drop your gun and we won't kill you') is the iconic battlefield surrender call shouted by the People's Liberation Army during the civil war and Korean War - instantly recognizable in any Chinese war film. here means 'to hand over / surrender' (also used in 缴税 to pay taxes, 缴费 to pay fees).

Stroke Order

jiǎo
qiāng