letter of surrender; capitulation document
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
document requesting surrender; letter of capitulation
literaryA formal document submitted by a defeated party to the victor expressing the intent to surrender. Primarily used in historical and literary contexts.
Shǒu守
jiàng将
wú无
nài奈
，
zhǐ只
de得
xiě写
xià下
jiàng降
biǎo表
，
kāi开
chéng城
tóu投
xiáng降
。
The defending general had no choice but to write a letter of surrender and open the city gates to capitulate.
Zhè这
fèn份
jiàng降
biǎo表
biāo标
zhì志
zhe着
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
zhèng正
shì式
jié结
shù束
。
This document of capitulation marked the official end of the war.
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Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
bài败
fāng方
tōng通
cháng常
pài派
qiǎn遣
shǐ使
zhě者
chéng呈
dì递
jiàng降
biǎo表
。
In ancient times, the defeated side would usually dispatch envoys to present a letter of surrender.