chịu hàng
Definition
- Verb:
- To surrender, to capitulate: To formally or informally acknowledge defeat and cease resistance, often in a conflict, competition, or argument.
- To give up, to throw in the towel: To admit that one cannot succeed or continue, and to stop trying.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau nhiều giờ đàm phán căng thẳng, đối thủ cuối cùng đã chịu hàng. (After many hours of tense negotiation, the opponent finally surrendered.)
- Anh ấy không bao giờ chịu hàng trước khó khăn. (He never gives up in the face of difficulty.)
- Đội bóng đã chịu hàng khi tỷ số là 5-0. (The team capitulated when the score was 5-0.)
Advanced Usage
"Chịu hàng không điều kiện": To surrender unconditionally.
- Quân đội được lệnh phải chịu hàng không điều kiện. (The army was ordered to surrender unconditionally.)
"Bắt/buộc phải chịu hàng": To force to surrender.
- Chiến lược vây hãm đã buộc thành trì phải chịu hàng. (The siege strategy forced the fortress to surrender.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đầu hàng (verb): To surrender. (This is a more formal or standard synonym.)
- Bó tay (idiomatic verb): To be helpless, to give up (often in a situation, not necessarily a conflict). (e.g., - This math problem is too hard, I give up.)
- Chịu thua (verb): To admit defeat, to concede.
Synonyms
- Surrender: To yield to the power or control of another.
- Capitulate: To cease resisting an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to yield.
- Give in: To reluctantly cease resisting or arguing.
- Submit: To accept or yield to a superior force or authority.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As a single verb unit, "chịu hàng" does not have phrasal verb forms. The related concepts are expressed by synonyms.)
Related Idioms
"Giơ tay đầu hàng / Giơ cờ trắng": To raise one's hands in surrender / to raise a white flag. (Literally means to perform the act of surrendering.)
- Sau trận đấu cờ vua kéo dài, anh ta đã giơ tay đầu hàng. (After the prolonged chess match, he raised his hands in surrender.)
"Chịu thua cuộc": To admit defeat in a contest or endeavor.
- Không có đối thủ nào khiến cô ấy chịu thua cuộc dễ dàng. (No opponent makes her admit defeat easily.)