未遂 (wèi suì) — (of an attempt) to fail; abortive; attempted but unsuccessful
Definition
未遂 means an attempt that didn't succeed — always used for crimes, coups, or suicides (e.g. 杀人未遂, 政变未遂), not ordinary failures. Pairs with 自杀, 政变, 行凶 as a set compound.
verb
(of an attempt) to failabortiveattempted but unsuccessful
Examples
- 未遂。Tā shā rén wèi suì.He attempted murder but failed.
- 未遂。Nà cì zhèng biàn wèi suì le.That coup attempt failed.
- 未遂。Tā de zì shā wèi suì shì jiàn yǐn qǐ le guān zhù.Her attempted suicide incident drew attention.
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