submit and pledge allegiance; yield
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to submit and pledge allegiance; to yield
formalOften used in historical or political contexts to describe a weaker party, such as a tribe or a rebel group, acknowledging the authority of a stronger power and becoming obedient to it.
Zhàn战
bài败
de的
bù部
luò落
zuì最
zhōng终
xiàng向
cháo朝
tíng廷
guī归
shùn顺
。
The defeated tribe finally submitted and pledged allegiance to the imperial court.
Tā他
jù拒
jué绝
xiàng向
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
guī归
shùn顺
。
He refused to yield to the invaders.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jūn军
xī希
wàng望
pàn叛
jūn军
néng能
hé和
píng平
guī归
shùn顺
。
The government army hopes the rebels will peacefully surrender and pledge allegiance.