束手就擒

shùshǒujiùqín
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

Miànduì chóngchóng bāowéi, tā xuǎnzé shùshǒujiùqín, méiyǒu dǐkàng.
Surrounded on all sides, he chose to surrender without resistance.
Jǐngfāng hǎn huà yāoqiú xiányírén shùshǒujiùqín.
Police called out demanding the suspect give himself up.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

shù
shǒu
jiù
qín