挫
Meanings
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- 1.obstructed
- 2.to fail
- 3.to oppress
- 4.to repress
- 5.to lower the tone
- 6.to bend back
- 7.to dampen
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Wiktionary
- 1.to break (something); to crush; to smash; to push down
- 2.to bend; to flex
- 3.to dampen; to strike; to attack; to defeat; to frustrate; to deflate; to obstruct; to oppress
- 4.setback; frustration; obstruction
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsoːls): semantic 扌 + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls).
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
挫折 setback顿挫 a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes挫疮 acne折挫 to frustrate受挫 thwarted重挫 devastating setback下挫 (of sales, prices etc) to fall力挫 to win as a result of tenacious effort挫败 to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)挫折感 frustration抑扬顿挫 see 顿挫抑扬[dùn cuò yì yáng]顿挫抑扬 cadence