Definition
缴械 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to disarm' or 'to surrender weapons'. It can be split to insert measure words, aspect markers, or time expressions: 缴了械 (disarmed), 缴过一次械 (had disarmed once). Do not put a direct object after 缴械; instead use 向/从 + person + 缴械 or 把某人的械缴了.
v.o.
to disarmto surrender weapons
Examples
- 缴械。Dírén bèipò jiǎ tóuxiáng.The enemy was forced to disarm and surrender.
- 缴械。Zhèngfǔ yāoqiú suǒyǒu wǔzhuāng zǔzhī lìjí jiǎ.The government demands that all armed groups immediately disarm.
- 。Tāmen yǐjīng zài zhànchǎng shàng jiǎo le xiè.They have already laid down their weapons on the battlefield.
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