士兵作戰時毫無畏縮，但到了最後還是不得不投降。

The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 士兵 shìbīng soldier

classifier: 個
2 作戰 zuòzhàn
  1. combat
  2. to fight
=3 時 Shí surname Shi
=3 時 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
4 毫無 háowú
  1. not in the least
  2. to completely lack
5 畏縮 wèisuō to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
6 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
7 到了 dàoliǎo
  1. at last
  2. finally
  3. in the end
8 最後 zuìhòu
  1. final; last; ultimate
  2. finally; in the end
=9 還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=9 還是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
10 不得不 bùdébù
  1. have no choice or option but to
  2. cannot but
  3. have to
  4. can't help it
  5. can't avoid
11 投降 tóuxiáng to surrender