挫折

cuòzhé

setback; reverse; check

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 挫败cuòbàito thwartB7
  • 受挫shòucuòthwartedB7
  • 抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòsee 顿挫抑扬B7

See it in sentences

他经历了很多挫折。

He has been through many setbacks.

遇到挫折你会怎么办?

What will you do when you meet a setback?