Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

卒 [zú]

1. 1. noun soldier; private

   士卒

   soldiers; privates

2. 2. noun servant

   走卒

   pawn; cat's-paw; lackey; stooge

3. 3. noun pawn, one of the pieces in Chinese chess

4. 4. verb finish; end

   卒其事

   finish the job; wind up the business

   虽有其言，不卒其事。

5. 5. verb die

   病卒

   die of illness

   卒于1986年

   died in 1986

   他于去年病卒。

   他卒于1900年。

6. 6. adverb finally; at last

   卒底于成

   finally achieve success

   务使救国大业,卒底于成。