surrender to police; turn oneself in
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to surrender oneself to judicial or public security authorities; to turn oneself in
formalCommonly used in legal contexts, often paired with 自首 (zìshǒu, 'confess'). The subject is typically the criminal suspect who voluntarily appears before authorities to admit guilt.
Tā他
zuò作
àn案
hòu后
zhǔ主
dòng动
dào到
gōng公
ān安
jú局
tóu投
àn案
。
After committing the crime, he voluntarily turned himself in to the public security bureau.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
yǐ已
xiàng向
jǐng警
fāng方
tóu投
àn案
zì自
shǒu首
。
The criminal suspect has already surrendered himself to the police and confessed.
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Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
fàn犯
le了
fǎ法
，
zuì最
hǎo好
jǐn尽
kuài快
tóu投
àn案
。
If you break the law, it is best to turn yourself in as soon as possible.
Tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
tóu投
àn案
，
zhēng争
qǔ取
kuān宽
dà大
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
He chose to surrender in order to seek lenient treatment.