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The Chinese word "屈服" is formed through the semantic combination of two characters: "屈", which originally depicts a bent body or posture, conveying the idea of bending or submitting under force, and "服", which signifies obedience or acceptance, often associated with yielding to authority or circumstance. Together, they create a compound word where each character reinforces the concept of surrender, resulting in a meaning that emphasizes giving in or succumbing to pressure, effectively capturing the notion of yielding through both physical and metaphorical submission.

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他绝不向困难屈服

Tā jué bù xiàng kùnnán qūfú.

He never yields to difficulties.

面对压力,他选择了屈服

Miànduì yālì, tā xuǎnzé le qūfú.

Faced with pressure, he chose to surrender.

在原则问题上,我们绝不屈服

Zài yuánzé wèntí shàng, wǒmen jué bù qūfú.

On matters of principle, we will never give in.

他的精神没有向病痛屈服

Tā de jīngshén méiyǒu xiàng bìngtòng qūfú.

His spirit did not yield to the pain of illness.

即便面临巨大的威胁,这个民族也从未屈服过。

Jíbiàn miànlín jùdà de wēixié, zhège mínzú yě cóngwèi qūfú guò.

Even when faced with great threats, this nation has never yielded.

Word Definition - 屈服

qū fú to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over

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