shù
shǒu
jiù
qín

idiom
common

Meaning of 束手就擒

束手就擒 means to allow oneself to be captured without resistance; to surrender meekly. Pronounced shù shǒu jiù qín.

  • to allow oneself to be captured without resistance; to surrender meekly

Definitions & Examples

Jǐng
chá
bāo
wéi
le
zhěng
dòng
lóu
 
dǎi
táo
 
zhǐ
néng
shù
shǒu
jiù
qín
 

The police surrounded the entire building; the criminals had nowhere to run and could only surrender meekly.

Miàn
duì
tiě
zhèng
shān
 
fàn
zuì
xián
rén
zuì
zhōng
shù
shǒu
jiù
qín
 

Faced with irrefutable evidence, the suspect finally gave himself up.

jūn
dàn
jìn
liáng
jué
 
shù
shǒu
jiù
qín
 

The enemy troops ran out of ammunition and supplies, and had no choice but to surrender.