屈服
Old HSK 6
屈服 (qūfú) · to yield
屈服 (qūfú) means “to yield; to give in; to submit”. It is written with 2 characters: 屈 (to bend) + 服 (clothing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 屈服 is built
The characters
屈 qū · to bend
What 屈 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 出chū — to go out
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 屮chè — sprout
服 fú · clothing
What 服 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他从来不向困难屈服。Tā cónglái bù xiàng kùnnan qūfú.He never gives in to difficulties.
在压力面前，她没有屈服。Zài yālì miànqián, tā méiyǒu qūfú.She didn't yield under pressure.
Questions about 屈服
What does 屈服 mean?
屈服 (qūfú) means “to yield; to give in; to submit”.
How do you pronounce 屈服?
屈服 is pronounced qūfú.
Which HSK level is 屈服?
屈服 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 委屈wěiquto feel wronged
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 服务fúwùto serve
- 舒服shūfucomfortable
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 克服kèfúto overcome
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 征服zhēngfúto conquer
- 服务员fúwùyuánwaiter
- 佩服pèifúto admire
Learn 屈服 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 150: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.