投降 tóuxiáng to surrender
How to remember 投降: 投 to pitch + 降 to descend = to surrender.
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How it is used
- To surrender - 举手投降 (jǔshǒu tóuxiáng) surrender with hands raised, 向敌人投降 surrender to the enemy.
- Military/conflict register; also used figuratively for giving up a fight.