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挫折

cuò zhé

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cuò zhé · co3 zit3 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

挫

Meaning
push down; chop down; grind
Radical
扌
Strokes
10
Components
⿰扌坐
Cangjie
QOOG
Four-corner
5801.4

折

Meaning
break off, snap; bend
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌斤
Cangjie
QHML
Four-corner
5202.1

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