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屈服

qū fú · qu fu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to surrender
  2. to succumb
  3. to yield
  4. (as a transitive verb) to defeat
  5. to prevail over
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In a conversation

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Four hours of giving in

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)，我(wǒ)绝(jué)不(bù)向(xiàng)闹钟(nàozhōng)屈服(qūfú)！

    Tomorrow morning I will never give in to the alarm clock!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上个(shàngge)星期(xīngqī)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    You said that last week too.

  3. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)不会(bùhuì)向(xiàng)被子(bèizi)屈服(qūfú)。

    This time is different. I will not give in to the blanket either.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)几点(jǐdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)？

    Then what time will you get up?

  5. Liangliang

    十点(shídiǎn)。我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)屈服(qūfú)了(le)四个(sìgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Ten o'clock. I only gave in for four hours.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)后(hòu)，她(tā)对(duì)他(tā)屈(qū)服(fú)了(le)，并(bìng)告(gào)诉(sù)了(le)他(tā)这(zhè)个(gè)秘(mì)密(mì)。

At last, she gave in to him and told him the secret.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)不(bù)应(yīng)该(gāi)屈(qū)服(fú)在(zài)诱(yòu)惑(huò)之(zhī)下(xià)。

You must not yield to temptation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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