夫差

Fūchāi

proper noun

Meanings

1 Fuchai (d. 473 BC), King of Wu, who defeated Goujian of Yue and was later destroyed by him

HSK 4

夫差是春秋末年的吴王。

Fūchāi shì Chūnqiū mònián de Wúwáng.

Fuchai was King of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn period.

HSK 7-9

夫差打败越国以后，没有听伍子胥的劝告，接受了勾践的投降。

Fūchāi dǎbài Yuèguó yǐhòu, méiyǒu tīng Wǔ Zǐxū de quàngào, jiēshòu le Gōujiàn de tóuxiáng.

After defeating Yue, Fuchai ignored Wu Zixu's advice and accepted Goujian's surrender.

mistakes

差 is read chāi here, as in 出差, not chà or chā.

culture

Legend says Yue sent him the beauty 西施, for whom he built the 馆娃宫 palace on a hill outside Suzhou, and that his love for her helped bring Wu down.

夫 fū

差 chà