What does 不遂 mean in Chinese?

不遂 (bù suì) means "to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 不遂?

不遂 is pronounced "bù suì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

不遂 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

不遂 is made up of the characters 不, 遂. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 不遂 using our stroke order tool.

不遂

bù suì

to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way

verb

他的心愿未能如愿不遂。

Tā de xīnyuàn wèi néng rúyuàn bùsuì

His wishes did not succeed as hoped

不遂 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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