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受挫 (shòu cuò): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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受挫 (shòu cuò): Be frustrated (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

受挫 consists of 2 characters.

to receive, to accept, to suffer

to defeat, to frustrate, to subdue

How to Use 受挫 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 受挫 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

yán严

zhòng重

shòu受

cuò挫

neutral

suffer a serious setback

lǚ屡

lǚ屡

shòu受

cuò挫

formal

repeatedly suffer setbacks

Subject + Verbwith计划

jì计

huà划

shòu受

cuò挫

Verb + Nounwith感

shòu受

cuò挫

gǎn感

neutral

feeling of frustration

Example Sentences with 受挫

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

méi没

kǎo考

hǎo好

，

neutral

plan suffers a setback

gǎn

感

dào到

shòu受

cuò挫

。

He didn't do well on the exam and felt frustrated.

miàn面

duì对

fù复

zá杂

de的

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

，

tā他

shí时

cháng常

gǎn感

dào到

shòu受

cuò挫

，

què却

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

lè乐

guān观

。

Facing complex interpersonal relationships, he often feels frustrated but remains optimistic.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

tuī推

jìn进

guò过

chéng程

zhōng中

，

tuán团

duì队

yīn因

zī资

yuán源

bù不

zú足

ér而

shòu受

cuò挫

，

xū需

chóng重

xīn新

tiáo调

zhěng整

cè策

lüè略

。

During the project advancement, the team was frustrated due to insufficient resources and needs to readjust its strategy.

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chuàng创

yè业

shī失

bài败

hòu后

，

tā他

yí一

dù度

shòu受

cuò挫

，

dàn但

hěn很

kuài快

yòu又

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

。

After his business failed, he felt frustrated for a while but soon bounced back.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

yīn因

zhuī追

qiú求

wán完

měi美

ér

jìn尽

guǎn管

zāo遭

yù遇

duō多

cì次

shī失

bài败

，

tā

zài在

zhuī追

qiú求

mèng梦

xiǎng想

de的

dào道

lù路

shàng上

dāng当

jì计

huà划

shòu受

cuò挫

shí时

，

tā她

bù不

jǐn

而

shòu受

cuò挫

，

shèn甚

zhì至

huái怀

yí疑

zì自

jǐ己

de的

néng能

lì力

？

Have you ever been frustrated by pursuing perfection, even doubting your own abilities?

他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

cǐ此

shòu受

cuò挫

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

jiān坚

dìng定

jué决

xīn心

。

Despite encountering multiple failures, he was not frustrated by them; instead, he became more determined.

，

nán难

miǎn免

huì会

yù遇

dào到

cuò挫

zhé折

，

dàn但

bú不

yào要

qīng轻

yì易

shòu受

cuò挫

fàng放

qì弃

。

On the path to pursuing dreams, setbacks are inevitable, but don't easily get discouraged and give up.

仅

méi没

yǒu有

qì气

něi馁

，

fǎn反

ér而

jī积

jí极

xún寻

qiú求

xīn新

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

When the plan was frustrated, she not only did not give up but actively sought new solutions.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 受挫.

Words with 受

受到shòu dàoHSK 4
接受jiē shòuHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
承受chéng shòuHSK 5
享受xiǎng shòu
受伤shòu shāng
受害shòu hài

Words with 挫

挫折cuò zhé
挫败cuò bài
抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuò