Meaning of 挫折
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cuòzhé
- setback
- reverse
- check
- defeat
- frustration
- disappointment
- to frustrate
- to discourage
挫折 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
一个人得遇到多大的挫折才会自杀？
How frustrated must a person be to commit suicide?
他克服了种种困难和挫折，终于成功一个人越过了南极洲。
He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
挫 cuò · to check · 10 strokes
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- 2
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- 4
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- 10
折 zhé · to break · 7 strokes
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- 7
Related words
Words that share a character with 挫折.
| 打折 | dǎzhé | to give a discount |
| 折磨 | zhémó | to torment; to torture |
| 骨折 | gǔzhé | to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break |
| 折腾 | zhēteng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount |
| 折叠 | zhédié | to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) |
| 转折点 | zhuǎnzhédiǎn | turning point; breaking point |
| 转折 | zhuǎnzhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 曲折 | qūzhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 波折 | bōzhé | twists and turns |
| 存折 | cúnzhé | passbook; bankbook |
| 折合 | zhéhé | to convert into; to amount to |
Questions about 挫折
What does 挫折 mean?
挫折 (cuòzhé) means "setback; reverse" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 挫折?
挫折 is made of 2 characters: 挫 (10 strokes), 折 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 挫折 an HSK word?
Yes. 挫折 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.