to frustrate; setback; failure
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to frustrate; to hinder; to dampen
formalOften refers to suppressing someone's spirit, enthusiasm, or progress.
Yán严
lì厉
de的
pī批
píng评
bù不
yīng应
cuò挫
zhé折
xué学
shēng生
qiú求
zhī知
de的
jī积
jí极
xìng性
。
Harsh criticism should not dampen a student's enthusiasm for learning.
Zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
cuò挫
zhé折
tā他
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
de的
jué决
xīn心
。
This failure did not frustrate his determination to keep trying.
noun
setback; failure; defeat
neutralRefers to a failure or an unfavorable outcome in an endeavor.
Rén人
shēng生
nán难
miǎn免
huì会
zāo遭
yù遇
gè各
zhǒng种
cuò挫
zhé折
。
Life is inevitably filled with various setbacks.
Tā他
zài在
chuàng创
yè业
chū初
qī期
jīng经
lì历
le了
wú无
shù数
cì次
cuò挫
zhé折
。
He experienced countless failures in the early stages of starting his business.
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Zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
cuò挫
zhé折
ràng让
tā他
xué学
dào到
le了
bǎo宝
guì贵
de的
yī一
kè课
。
The setback in this competition taught him a valuable lesson.