毛遂

Máo Suì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mao Sui (3rd century BC), retainer of Lord Pingyuan of Zhao who put himself forward for a mission to Chu

Characters

to fulfil; successful

Examples

HSK 6

毛遂主动要求跟平原君去楚国，最后说服了楚王出兵。

Máo Suì zhǔdòng yāoqiú gēn Píngyuánjūn qù Chǔguó, zuìhòu shuōfú le Chǔwáng chūbīng.

Mao Sui asked to go with Lord Pingyuan to Chu, and in the end talked the King of Chu into sending troops.

HSK 7-9

毛遂是平原君的门客。

Máo Suì shì Píngyuánjūn de ménkè.

Mao Sui was a retainer of Lord Pingyuan.

Tips

culture

His offer gave 毛遂自荐. When his lord doubted him, he answered that an awl put in a bag soon shows its point, the source of 脱颖而出; after the mission his lord said his three-inch tongue was stronger than an army of a million.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

遂 suì