jué
蹶
fall; failure; setback
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to fall down; to stumble
literaryLiterary and formal usage. The meaning is literal.
Tā他
cè策
mǎ马
guò过
gōu沟
，
bù不
shèn慎
jué蹶
yú于
luàn乱
shí石
zhī之
zhōng中
。
He spurred his horse across the ditch but unfortunately stumbled among the scattered rocks.
noun
failure; setback; reversal
formalUsed metaphorically for a major failure or setback from which it is difficult to recover.
Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
de的
shī失
bài败
ràng让
tā他
yī一
jué蹶
bú不
zhèn振
。
The failure of this investment left him unable to recover from the setback.
Jīng经
lì历
nà那
cì次
shāng商
chǎng场
jué蹶
zhì踬
，
tā他
huā花
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
cái才
chóng重
xīn新
zhèn振
zuò作
。
After experiencing that commercial setback, it took him a long time to pull himself together again.
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Rén人
shēng生
nán难
miǎn免
huì会
yǒu有
jué蹶
cuò挫
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
rú如
hé何
miàn面
duì对
。
Life inevitably has setbacks; the important thing is how to face them.