gē dì
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  • v.cede territory; yield (up) lands

    • gē dì qiú hé

      割地

      cede territory for peace

    • tā men zhàn zhēng shī bài le gē dì péi cháng bù kě bì miǎn

      他们战争失败割地赔偿不可避免

      The cession of the territory could not be avoided because they lost the war.

Word usage

  • "割" and "地" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 他们

      They have ceded their territory and paid the indemnities.

Chinese words with pinyin ge di