挫
折

Setback in Chinese: 挫折 (cuò zhé)

cuò zhé

setback

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1setback
  2. 2reverse
  3. 3check
  4. 4defeat
  5. 5frustration
  6. 6disappointment
  7. 7to frustrate
  8. 8to discourage
  9. 9to set sb back
  10. 10to blunt
  11. 11to subdue

Stroke order

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挫
折

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄜˊ

zhé

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他在生活中遇到了很多挫折。

    tā zài shēng huó zhōng yù dào le hěn duō cuò zhé。

    He has encountered many setbacks in life.

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Related words

折

zhé

to break

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

波折

bō zhé

twists and turns

存折

cún zhé

passbook

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

曲折

qū zhé

winding

折叠

zhé dié

to fold

折合

zhé hé

to convert into

折扣

zhé kòu

discount

折磨

zhé mó

to torment

折射

zhé shè

to refract

折腾

zhē teng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

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