Meaning
be obstructed; fail; oppress; repress; lower the tone; bend back
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 挫 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 挫折cuò zhésetback; reverse; check; defeat
- 抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuòsee 顿挫抑扬
- 下挫xià cuò(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump
- 力挫lì cuòto win as a result of tenacious effort; to fight off tough competition
- 重挫zhòng cuòdevastating setback; slump (in stock market etc); crushing defeat; to cause a serious setback
Example Sentence
遇到挫折不要灰心，要继续努力。Yù dào cuò zhé bú yào huī xīn, yào jì xù nǔ lì.Do not lose heart when you meet setbacks; keep working hard.
遇到Yù dàoto meet挫折cuò zhésetback不要bú yàodon't!灰心huī xīnto lose heart，要yàoto want继jìto continue续xùto continue努力nǔ lìhard-working。