How to say “setback” in Chinese
setback, failure; suffer a setback
“Setback” in Chinese is 挫折, cuò zhé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挫折 is read cuò zhé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 坐 zuò hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挫折”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挫折. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 挫折让他学会了反思cuòzhéràngtāxuéhuìlefǎnsīSetbacks taught him to reflect on himself.
- 你怎么看待挫折nǐzěnmekàndàicuòzhéHow do you view setbacks?
More words from the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “setback” in Chinese?
“Setback” in Chinese is 挫折, pinyin cuòzhé.
What does 挫折 mean?
挫折 (cuòzhé) means “setback, failure; suffer a setback”.
How do you write 挫折?
挫折 is 2 characters: 挫 (cuò) — break; suffer a setback; 折 (zhé) — break, bend; discount. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挫折?
挫折 is read cuòzhé. Tones: cuò — fourth tone, zhé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“setback” in the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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