Chinese Word: 挫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挫HSK 6

Pinyin: cuò

English Definition: obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen

Chinese Definition:
①不顺利，失败：挫折。挫败。挫伤。挫失。
②按下，使音调降低：抑扬顿挫。
③摧折。
④书法用笔的一种。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 坐 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 坐 [ zuò ] seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by

Similar Characters: 挡掉拴座扗

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挫折	cuò zhé	setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue	HSK 6
受挫	shòu cuò	thwarted; obstructed; setback
挫败	cuò bài	to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat
下挫	xià cuò	(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump
抑扬顿挫	yì yáng dùn cuò	see 顿挫抑扬

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1		jí biàn 即便 yù dào 遇到 cuò zhé 挫折， wǒ 我 réng 仍 bǎo chí 保持 lè guān 乐观。 I still remain optimistic even when facing setbacks.
2		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 xué huì 学会 miàn duì 面对 kùn nan 困难 hé 和 zāo shòu 遭受 cuò zhé 挫折。 We must learn to face difficulties and setbacks.
3		méi yǒu 没有 jīng lì 经历 guò 过 cuò zhé 挫折 de 的 rén shēng 人生 shì 是 bù 不 wán zhěng 完整 de 的。 A life without experiencing setbacks is incomplete.
4		zài 在 cuò zhé 挫折 miàn qián 面前， tā 他 biǎo xiàn 表现 chū 出 le 了 jiān qiáng 坚强 de 的 yì lì 毅力。 In the face of setbacks, he showed strong emotional resilience.
5		zài 在 miàn duì 面对 cuò zhé 挫折 shí 时， xū yào 需要 bǎo chí 保持 nèi xīn 内心 de 的 jiān qiáng 坚强。 It's important to maintain inner strength when facing setbacks.

1		jí biàn 即便 yù dào 遇到 cuò zhé 挫折， wǒ 我 réng 仍 bǎo chí 保持 lè guān 乐观。 I still remain optimistic even when facing setbacks.
2		wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 xué huì 学会 miàn duì 面对 kùn nan 困难 hé 和 zāo shòu 遭受 cuò zhé 挫折。 We must learn to face difficulties and setbacks.
3		méi yǒu 没有 jīng lì 经历 guò 过 cuò zhé 挫折 de 的 rén shēng 人生 shì 是 bù 不 wán zhěng 完整 de 的。 A life without experiencing setbacks is incomplete.
4		zài 在 cuò zhé 挫折 miàn qián 面前， tā 他 biǎo xiàn 表现 chū 出 le 了 jiān qiáng 坚强 de 的 yì lì 毅力。 In the face of setbacks, he showed strong emotional resilience.
5		zài 在 miàn duì 面对 cuò zhé 挫折 shí 时， xū yào 需要 bǎo chí 保持 nèi xīn 内心 de 的 jiān qiáng 坚强。 It's important to maintain inner strength when facing setbacks.