chén​fú

to serve

  • created reference approved 臣服 → 臣事 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    臣服 chén​fú

    臣事 chén​shì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 臣服 · chén​fú · to serve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    臣服

    chén​fú

    to serve

    To serve a ruler as their subject, following the etiquette of a court official.

    臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject 服 (literal) → 服 · fú · to serve

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 臣服 · chén​fú · to yield — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    臣服

    chén​fú

    to yield

    To admit defeat in a competition or contest; to concede to an opponent's superior skill.

    臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject 服 (literal) → 服 · fú · to obey

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 臣服 · chén​fú · to submit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    臣服

    chén​fú

    to submit

    To acknowledge allegiance to a new ruler or regime; to yield and accept the rule of a conqueror.

    臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject 服 (literal) → 服 · fú · to obey

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense