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未遂

wèisuì
adjective #9,510

Meanings

  1. 1 attempted but unsuccessful; failed
  2. 2 attempted (crime that was not completed)

Characters

未
wèi
not yet; un-
遂
suì
to succeed; to fulfill
Not yet + succeeded - attempted but not accomplished.

Examples

HSK 7-9
这是一起谋杀未遂案件。
Zhè shì yīqǐ móushā wèisuì ànjiàn.
This is a case of attempted murder.
HSK 7-9
政变未遂后，局势更加紧张。
Zhèngbiàn wèisuì hòu, júshì gèngjiā jǐnzhāng.
After the failed coup, the situation became even more tense.
HSK 7-9
他因抢劫未遂被捕。
Tā yīn qiǎngjié wèisuì bèibǔ.
He was arrested for attempted robbery.

Tips

grammar
未遂 is placed after the action it modifies: 谋杀未遂 (attempted murder), 政变未遂 (failed coup), 自杀未遂 (attempted suicide). It functions as a post-modifier in formal/legal language.
register
未遂 is formal and most commonly used in legal, news, or written contexts. In casual speech, people would say 没成功 instead.

Stroke Order

未 wèi
遂 suì