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束手就擒

shù shǒu jiù qín

4-character word

What 束手就擒 means

1. (lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
2. (fig.) to surrender without a fight

The characters in 束手就擒

• 束shùto bind; bunch; bundle
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 擒qínto capture