挫

cuò

“Obstructed” in Chinese is 挫 (cuò).

Other characters with the syllable cuo: see all 5 →

Meaning

obstructed
to fail
to oppress

Show 4 more meanings

to repress
to lower the tone
to bend back
to dampen

Example

一个人得遇到多大的挫折才会自杀？

How frustrated must a person be to commit suicide?

From 挫折 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 挫

挫折cuòzhésetbackHSK 7-9 抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòsee 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]HSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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