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title: "Touxiang Meaning: 投降 (tóuxiáng) Means “to surrender”"
description: "投降 (tóuxiáng) means “to surrender; to capitulate”. Hear its tones, see what 投 and 降 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/touxiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 投降 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

投降 tóuxiáng

## to surrender; to capitulate

## Its characters

1. 投 tóu to throw
2. 降 xiáng to surrender (as in 投降)

## In a sentence

这局游戏打不赢了，我们投降吧。 We can't win this game, let's surrender.

**投降**？

From [空城计 · The Empty Fort Strategy: Zhuge Liang's famous bluff](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-empty-fort-strategy-zhuge-liang#library-word-31-33)

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