挫折
Simplified/traditional word
挫折 English definition
cuò zhé
- setback
- reverse
- check
- defeat
- frustration
- disappointment
- to frustrate
- to discourage
- to set sb back
- to blunt
- to subdue
cuò zhé
- setback
- reverse
- check
- defeat
- frustration
- disappointment
- to frustrate
- to discourage
- to set sb back
- to blunt
- to subdue
HSK level
Characters
- 挫 (cuò): obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen;
- 折 (zhé): (zhe1) to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container) -- (zhe2) to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book; -- (she2) to break (e.g. stick or bone); a loss;