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挫败

挫败 (cuò bài): Frustration (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

挫败 consists of 2 characters.

to defeat, to frustrate, to subdue

to defeat, to fail, to decay

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Word Info

Pinyincuò bài

MeaningFrustration

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word挫败

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3.

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

Measure Word + Nounwith次

yī一

cì次

cuò挫

bài败

neutral

a setback

Noun + Nounwith感

cuò挫

bài败

gǎn感

neutral

sense of frustration

Adjective + Nounwith巨大

jù巨

dà大

de的

cuò挫

bài败

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

cuò挫

bài败

neutral

feel frustrated

4.

Example Sentences with 挫败

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

méi没

tōng通

guò过

，

neutral

great frustration

cuò挫

bài败

jì计

huà划

formal

frustrate a plan

gǎn

感

dào到

hěn很

cuò挫

bài败

。

He failed the exam and felt very frustrated.

miàn面

duì对

lián连

xù续

de的

xiàng项

mù目

shī失

bài败

，

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

de的

cuò挫

bài败

gǎn感

yǔ与

rì日

jù俱

zēng增

。

Facing consecutive project failures, his sense of frustration grew day by day.

nǐ你

rú如

hé何

yìng应

duì对

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

pín频

fán繁

chū出

xiàn现

de的

cuò挫

bài败

qíng情

xù绪

ne呢

？

How do you cope with the frequent feelings of frustration at work?

qiú球

duì队

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

bèi被

duì对

shǒu手

jī击

bài败

，

cuò挫

bài败

le了

tā他

men们

de的

duó夺

guàn冠

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

The team was defeated by their opponents in the match, which frustrated their dream of winning the championship.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

zàn暂

shí时

de的

cuò挫

bài败

ér而

fàng放

qì弃

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

jiān坚

dìng定

le了

jué决

xīn心

。

He did not give up because of temporary frustration; instead, he became even more determined.

zhè这

zhǒng种

cuò挫

bài败

de的

jīng经

lì历

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

ràng让

tā他

xiāo消

chén沉

，

fǎn反

ér而

jī激

fā发

le了

tā他

de的

dòu斗

zhì志

。

This frustrating experience did not depress him; instead, it ignited his fighting spirit.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jì计

huà划

zhōu周

mì密

，

dàn但

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

biàn变

gù故

hái还

shì是

cuò挫

bài败

le了

tā他

men们

de的

nǔ努

lì力

。

Despite careful planning, unexpected changes still frustrated their efforts.

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

néng能

yīn因

yí一

cì次

xiǎo小

xiǎo小

de的

cuò挫

bài败

jiù就

fǒu否

dìng定

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

de的

nǔ努

lì力

。

We must not negate the entire team's efforts because of one small setback.

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