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服输

服輸
fúshū
verb #25,520

Meanings

  1. 1 to concede defeat
  2. 2 to admit one has lost
  3. 3 to acknowledge being wrong after insisting otherwise

Examples

他不愿意服输，继续和对手争论。
Tā bù yuànyì fúshū, jìxù hé duìshǒu zhēnglùn.
He was unwilling to concede and continued arguing with his opponent.
输了就要服输，这是基本的运动精神。
Shū le jiù yào fúshū, zhè shì jīběn de yùndòng jīngshén.
If you lose, you should admit defeat — that is basic sportsmanship.

Tips

usage
服输 implies both losing (输) and accepting (服) that loss gracefully. Its opposite is 不服输 (refusing to admit defeat), which is used very commonly.

Stroke Order

服 fú
输 shū