disarm; lay down one's arms
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to disarm; to force an enemy to surrender their weapons
formalAn action typically taken by a victorious or overpowering force against a defeated enemy in a military context.
Wǒ我
jūn军
xùn迅
sù速
bāo包
wéi围
le了
dí敌
rén人
，
bìng并
mìng命
lìng令
tā他
men们
jiǎo缴
xiè械
。
Our troops quickly surrounded the enemy and ordered them to disarm.
Jǐng警
chá察
chéng成
gōng功
jiǎo缴
xiè械
le了
chí持
qiāng枪
de的
dǎi歹
tú徒
。
The police successfully disarmed the gun-wielding criminal.
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Zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
hǎn喊
huà话
，
yāo要
qiú求
pàn叛
jūn军
jiǎo缴
xiè械
tóu投
xiáng降
。
The commander called out, demanding the rebels lay down their arms and surrender.
verb
to be disarmed; to be forced to hand over weapons
formalDescribes the state or action of the losing side. Often paired with words like '投降' (surrender).
Zài在
qiáng强
dà大
de的
gōng攻
shì势
xià下
，
dí敌
rén人
zuì最
zhōng终
jiǎo缴
xiè械
tóu投
xiáng降
le了
。
Under the powerful assault, the enemy was finally forced to lay down their arms and surrender.
Nà那
míng名
jiàn间
dié谍
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
hòu后
，
guāi乖
guāi乖
de地
jiǎo缴
xiè械
le了
。
After being discovered, the spy obediently handed over his weapon.
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Zhè这
huǒ伙
fěi匪
tú徒
háo毫
wú无
tuì退
lù路
，
zhǐ只
néng能
xuǎn选
zé择
jiǎo缴
xiè械
。
The gang of bandits had no way out and could only choose to surrender their weapons.