挫折

Traditional form:

挫折

Pinyin (reading):

cuòzhé

Definitions:

• setback
• reverse
• check
• defeat
• frustration
• disappointment
• to frustrate
• to discourage
• to set sb back
• to blunt
• to subdue

Characters:

• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

Traditional characters:

• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble