臣服
chén fú
Pinyin

Definition

臣服
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chén fú
  1. to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
  2. to serve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

服务
fú wù
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 service
  3. 3 CL:項|项[xiàng]
舒服
shū fu
  1. 1 comfortable
  2. 2 feeling well
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
佩服
pèi fú
  1. 1 to admire
克服
kè fú
  1. 1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
  2. 2 to conquer
  3. 3 to put up with
  4. 4 to endure
制服
zhì fú
  1. 1 to subdue
  2. 2 to check
  3. 3 to bring under control
  4. 4 (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
  5. 5 uniform (army, party, school etc)
  6. 6 livery (for company employees)
  7. 7 CL:套[tào]
口服
kǒu fú
  1. 1 to take medicine orally
  2. 2 oral (contraceptive etc)
  3. 3 to say that one is convinced
客服
kè fú
  1. 1 customer service
屈服
qū fú
  1. 1 to surrender
  2. 2 to succumb
  3. 3 to yield
  4. 4 (as a transitive verb) to defeat
  5. 5 to prevail over
征服
zhēng fú
  1. 1 to conquer
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to vanquish
微服
wēi fú
  1. 1 (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito
折服
zhé fú
  1. 1 to convince
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to be convinced
  4. 4 to be bowled over
服
fú
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 dress
  3. 3 garment
  4. 4 to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
  5. 5 to obey
  6. 6 to be convinced (by an argument)
  7. 7 to convince
  8. 8 to admire
  9. 9 to acclimatize
  10. 10 to take (medicine)
  11. 11 mourning clothes
  12. 12 to wear mourning clothes
服务员
fú wù yuán
  1. 1 waiter
  2. 2 waitress
  3. 3 attendant
  4. 4 customer service personnel
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
服务器
fú wù qì
  1. 1 server (computer)
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
服务生
fú wù shēng
  1. 1 server (at a restaurant)
服从
fú cóng
  1. 1 to obey (an order)
  2. 2 to comply
  3. 3 to defer
服气
fú qì
  1. 1 to be convinced
  2. 2 to accept
服用
fú yòng
  1. 1 to take (medicine)
服装
fú zhuāng
  1. 1 dress
  2. 2 clothing
  3. 3 costume
  4. 4 clothes
  5. 5 CL:身[shēn]

Idioms (10)

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
  1. 1 to submit cheerfully
  2. 2 to accept willingly (idiom)
谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ
  1. 1 strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
谋臣猛将
móu chén měng jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
骨鲠之臣
gǔ gěng zhī chén
  1. 1 lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

Sample Sentences

你看你，自食其果！目标巴拉圭，再发射二十枚“记忆抹杀”导弹！我要让你的国民忘记自己的国家和历史，让你世世代代都臣服于我！
nǐ kàn nǐ ，zìshíqíguǒ ！mùbiāo Bālāguī ，zài fāshè èrshí méi “jìyì mǒshā ”dǎodàn ！wǒ yào ràng nǐ de guómín wàngjì zìjǐ de guójiā hé lìshǐ ，ràng nǐ shìshìdàidài dōu chénfú yú wǒ ！
Look at you-- you had it coming! Target: Paraguay. Launch twenty more ``Memory Eraser" missiles. I want to make your people forget their own country and history, and make you obey me for until the end of time!
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