pacify; appease
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to pacify; to appease; to win over with conciliatory policies
formalOften refers to a traditional Chinese strategy of dealing with frontier ethnic groups through bestowal of titles, intermarriage, or granting trade privileges, as opposed to military conquest. Used in formal historical or political contexts.
Hàn汉
cháo朝
duì对
Xiōng匈
nú奴
shí时
ér而
yòng用
bīng兵
，
shí时
ér而
shí实
xíng行
huái怀
róu柔
zhèng政
cè策
。
The Han dynasty sometimes used military force against the Xiongnu and at other times implemented a policy of appeasement.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
cháng常
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
hé和
qīn亲
lái来
huái怀
róu柔
biān边
jiāng疆
bù部
luò落
。
Historical rulers often pacified frontier tribes through marriage alliances.
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Dān单
yī一
de的
huái怀
róu柔
shǒu手
duàn段
yǒu有
shí时
nán难
yǐ以
wéi维
chí持
cháng长
jiǔ久
de的
hé和
píng平
。
A purely appeasement-based approach can sometimes be insufficient to maintain lasting peace.
“
Huái怀
róu柔
”
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
wài外
jiāo交
sī思
xiǎng想
zhī之
yī一
。
'Huairou' (appeasement) was one of the important diplomatic concepts in ancient China.
Zhè这
fèn份
xié协
yì议
zhǐ旨
zài在
huái怀
róu柔
dāng当
dì地
de的
fǎn反
duì对
shì势
lì力
。
This agreement aims to pacify local opposition forces.