挫折
cuòzhé
“Setback” in Chinese is 挫折 (cuòzhé).
Meaning
- setback
- reverse
- check
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- defeat
- frustration
- disappointment
- to frustrate
- to discourage
- to set sb back
- to blunt
- to subdue
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?
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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