挫折
Old HSK 6
挫折 (cuòzhé) · setback
挫折 (cuòzhé) means “setback; frustration”. It is written with 2 characters: 挫 (to check) + 折 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挫折 is built
The characters
挫 cuò · to check
What 挫 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 坐zuò — seat
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 从cóng — from
折 zhé · to break
What 折 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
人的一生总会遇到挫折。Rén de yīshēng zǒng huì yùdào cuòzhé.Everyone faces setbacks in life.
他没有被挫折打败。Tā méiyǒu bèi cuòzhé dǎbài.He wasn't defeated by setbacks.
Questions about 挫折
What does 挫折 mean?
挫折 (cuòzhé) means “setback; frustration”.
How do you pronounce 挫折?
挫折 is pronounced cuòzhé.
Which HSK level is 挫折?
挫折 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打折dǎzhéto give a discount
- 曲折qūzhéwinding
- 折腾zhētengto toss and turn
- 折磨zhémóto torment
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
- 转折zhuǎnzhéturning point
- 折zhéto break
Learn 挫折 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.