拱手听命 gǒngshǒutīngmìng to obey submissively Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拱手 gǒngshǒu submissively To give something up or yield submissively, as if showing helplessness or lack of resistance.听命 聽命 tīngmìng verb + noun to obey orders To follow orders or obey a command from someone else.