Chinese word dictionary

挫败

cuòbài · to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挫败

Traditional挫敗

Pinyincuòbài

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挫cuò

to check, to obstruct, to push down

败bài

failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat

How to learn 挫败

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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打败dǎbài

to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

失败shībài

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]

败bài

to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither

挫折cuòzhé

setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue

击败jībài

to defeat; to beat

败坏bàihuài

to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine