屈服

qūfú

verb HSK 7 #6,460

Meanings

1 to yield
2 to submit
3 to give in

Characters

to bend; to submit

to submit; to obey

Literally 'bend and submit' — to yield or surrender

Examples

他不愿向困难屈服。

Tā bú yuàn xiàng kùnnan qūfú.

He refused to yield to difficulties.

她从不屈服于压力。

Tā cóng bù qūfú yú yālì.

She never gives in to pressure.

Tips

grammar

Use 向...屈服 or 屈服于... to indicate what one submits to. Often used in the negative (不屈服) to express resilience and determination.

Stroke Order

屈 qū

服 fú