征服

Chinese

		attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey; trip; expedition	clothes; dress; garment clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine)
simp. and trad. (征服)		征	服

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngfú

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ fuk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-fu̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-ho̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngfú
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄈㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengfú
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-fu²
  - Yale: jēng-fú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengfwu
  - Palladius: чжэнфу (čžɛnfu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ fuk⁶
  - Yale: jīng fuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ fuk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ fug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-fu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ fug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ fug⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ fuk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-ho̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-ho̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenghok
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ hɔk̚²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔk̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴/

Verb

征服

to conquer using military force; to overpower; to subjugate
(figuratively) to captivate; to enthrall
他的歌聲太好聽了，我完全被他征服了。 [MSC, trad.]
他的歌声太好听了，我完全被他征服了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de gēshēng tài hǎotīng le, wǒ wánquán bèi tā zhēngfú le. [Pinyin]
His singing voice captivated me.

Synonyms

(to conquer):

克服 (kèfú)
戰勝 / 战胜 (zhànshèng)
攻克 (gōngkè) (figurative)

(to captivate): 魅惑 (mèihuò), 迷住 (mízhu)

Derived terms

征服者 (zhēngfúzhě)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
征	服
せい Grade: S	ふく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

征(せい)服(ふく) • (seifuku)

subjugation, conquest
世界(せかい)征服(せいふく)
sekai seifuku
world domination

Verb

征(せい)服(ふく)する • (seifuku suru) transitive suru (stem 征(せい)服(ふく)し (seifuku shi), past 征(せい)服(ふく)した (seifuku shita))

to conquer

Conjugation

Conjugation of "征服する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	征服し	せいふくし	seifuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	征服し	せいふくし	seifuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	征服する	せいふくする	seifuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	征服する	せいふくする	seifuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	征服すれ	せいふくすれ	seifuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	征服せよ¹ 征服しろ²	せいふくせよ¹ せいふくしろ²	seifuku seyo¹ seifuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	征服される	せいふくされる	seifuku sareru
Causative	征服させる征服さす	せいふくさせるせいふくさす	seifuku saseru seifuku sasu
Potential	征服できる	せいふくできる	seifuku dekiru
Volitional	征服しよう	せいふくしよう	seifuku shiyō
Negative	征服しない	せいふくしない	seifuku shinai
Negative continuative	征服せず	せいふくせず	seifuku sezu
Formal	征服します	せいふくします	seifuku shimasu
Perfective	征服した	せいふくした	seifuku shita
Conjunctive	征服して	せいふくして	seifuku shite
Hypothetical conditional	征服すれば	せいふくすれば	seifuku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“征服”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
征	服

Noun

征服 • (jeongbok) (hangeul 정복)

hanja form^? of 정복 (“conquest”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
征	服

Verb

征服

chữ Hán form of chinh phục (“to conquer”)