投降

• 拼音: tóu xiáng
• 汉字拆解: 投 = 扌(hand) + 殳 — to throw; 降 = 阝+ 夅 — to descend, submit

含义

To surrender; to capitulate; to give up.

To cease resistance and submit to an opponent. Military term that extends to any situation where someone gives up trying. Can be used humorously for minor defeats.

例句

1. 敌军弹尽粮绝，最终不得不举白旗投降。
2. 这道数学题太难了，我投降，你来教教我吧。
3. 谈判中他们寸步不让，绝不向对方投降。

用法指南

语境: military, competition, giving up

语气: varies

正确说法

• 我投降了。(I surrender.)
• 无条件投降。(Unconditional surrender.)

错误说法

• 把战略撤退叫'投降' (投降 means giving up — tactical retreat is 撤退, not surrender)

起源与历史

投 means to throw, 降 means to descend/submit — to throw down weapons and submit.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal