挫折
cuò​zhé HSK7

setback

  • created sense approved 挫折 · cuò​zhé · setback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    cuò​zhé

    setback

    a setback, reversal, or defeat; the state of being frustrated or meeting with failure

    挫 (literal) → 挫 · cuò · to defeat 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to suffer loss

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  • created sense approved 挫折 · cuò​zhé · to frustrate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    cuò​zhé

    to frustrate

    to frustrate or discourage; to set someone back; to blunt or weaken someone's spirit

    挫 (literal) → 挫 · cuò · to dampen 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to suffer loss

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