cuò
挫 (cuò) is a Chinese word meaning “obstructed; to fail; to oppress”.
Meanings
- 1obstructed
- 2to fail
- 3to oppress
- 4to repress
- 5to lower the tone
- 6to bend back
- 7to dampen
Related words
挫折setback挫败to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)受挫thwarted挫折感frustration抑扬顿挫see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]下挫(of sales, prices etc) to fall力挫to win as a result of tenacious effort折挫to frustrate挫疮acne重挫devastating setback顿挫a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes顿挫抑扬cadence