| 1 | 挫折 | 挫折 | cuò zhé | cuo4 zhe2 | setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue | | |
| 2 | 挫 | 挫 | cuò | cuo4 | obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen | | |
| 3 | 挫败 | 挫敗 | cuò bài | cuo4 bai4 | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat | | |
| 4 | 挫疮 | 挫瘡 | cuò chuāng | cuo4 chuang1 | acne; pustule | | |
| 5 | 挫折感 | 挫折感 | cuò zhé gǎn | cuo4 zhe2 gan3 | frustration | | |
| 6 | 顿挫 | 頓挫 | dùn cuò | dun4 cuo4 | a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) | | |
| 7 | 顿挫抑扬 | 頓挫抑揚 | dùn cuò yì yáng | dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2 | cadence; modulation | | |
| 8 | 力挫 | 力挫 | lì cuò | li4 cuo4 | to win as a result of tenacious effort; to fight off tough competition | | |
| 9 | 受挫 | 受挫 | shòu cuò | shou4 cuo4 | thwarted; obstructed; setback | | |
| 10 | 下挫 | 下挫 | xià cuò | xia4 cuo4 | (of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump | | |
| 11 | 抑扬顿挫 | 抑揚頓挫 | yì yáng dùn cuò | yi4 yang2 dun4 cuo4 | see 顿挫抑扬 | | |
| 12 | 折挫 | 折挫 | zhé cuò | zhe2 cuo4 | to frustrate; to inhibit; to make things difficult | | |
| 13 | 重挫 | 重挫 | zhòng cuò | zhong4 cuo4 | devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc); crushing defeat; to cause a serious setback; to plummet | | |