suffer setbacks; frustrated
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
to suffer setbacks; frustrated and disappointed (especially in one's career)
literaryA literary term describing frustration or lack of success in one's official career or life path. Often used in the phrase 仕途蹭蹬.
shì仕
tú途
cèng蹭
dèng蹬
frustrated in one's official career
Tā他
shì仕
tú途
cèng蹭
dèng蹬
，
yù郁
yù郁
bù不
dé得
zhì志
。
He suffered setbacks in his career and was depressed about not achieving his ambitions.
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cèng蹭
dèng蹬
yī一
shēng生
a life full of frustrations
cèng蹭
dèng蹬
suì岁
yuè月
frustrating years