挫败 cuò bài

to thwart; a defeat; a setback

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12129th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to thwart
  2. 2. a defeat
  3. 3. a setback
  4. 4. a failure
  5. 5. to foil (sb's plans)

Characters

Character Meaning
挫 cuò HSK 6
to dampen; to repress; to oppress
败 bài HSK 4
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat