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挫折

cuò zhé
HSK 6
setback, reverse, check, defeat
noun
verb

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Example Sentences

他在事业上遇到了很多挫折。
tāzài shìyè shàng yùdào le hěnduō cuòzhé 。
He has encountered many setbacks in his career.
不要因为一次挫折就放弃你的梦想。
búyào yīnwèi yīcì cuòzhé jiù fàngqì nǐde mèngxiǎng 。
Don't give up on your dreams because of a single setback.
挫折会让我们变得更强大。
cuòzhé huì ràng wǒmen biàndé gēng qiángdà 。
Setbacks can make us stronger.

Words with similar meanings

障碍zhàngài
obstacle
障碍 refers to something that prevents progress, similar to '挫折', but is more about physical or situational barriers.
失败shībài
failure
失败 emphasizes a sense of defeat or not achieving a goal, which aligns with the meaning of '挫折' but focuses more on the end result.

Words Ending With 折

打折dǎ zhé
to give a discount
周折zhōu zhé
complication; twists and turns; problem; setback
曲折qū zhé
complicated; winding
转折zhuǎn zhé
shift in the trend of events; plot shift in a book; twists and turns

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Individual characters

挫cuò · obstructed, to fail, to oppress›折zhé · to break, to snap, to suffer the loss of
HSK 6
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