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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

自首 [zìshǒu]
  1. 1. verb give oneself up

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自首 [zìshǒu]
  1. 1. (of a criminal) voluntarily surrender oneself; confess one's crime; give oneself up
  2. 2. make a political recantation; surrender to the enemy
    自首变节
    recant and turn traitor

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自首 [zìshǒu]
  1. 1. (作案人)向有关部门自动投案,如实交代罪行
    到公安机关自首

Examples

投案自首
surrender oneself to the police or judicial department
自首至足
from head to foot
父亲深明大义,送儿子去投案自首
The father was very principled: he sent his son to give himself up.
自首
投案自首
The thief restored stolen property when he turned himself into the police.
小偷向警察自首时归还了他偷的东西。

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