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遂

suì
adverb #23,787

Meanings

  1. 1 thereupon
  2. 2 then
  3. 3 consequently
  4. 4 finally
  5. 5 to succeed in
  6. 6 to satisfy

Examples

他苦练多年，遂成一代大师。
Tā kǔ liàn duō nián, suì chéng yī dài dàshī.
He trained hard for many years and thereupon became a great master of his generation.
事情未能如愿，心愿未遂。
Shìqíng wèi néng rúyuàn, xīnyuàn wèi suì.
Things did not go as hoped; the wish went unfulfilled.

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遂 is a classical/literary word. In modern writing it appears in formal texts and historical narratives. In everyday speech, 于是 or 就 are used instead. Note: 心愿未遂 means an unfulfilled wish.

Stroke Order

遂 suì