Qiúduì zài juésài zhōng shòucuò, wúyuán guànjūn.
The team suffered a setback in the final and missed out on the championship.
Tánpàn shòucuò hòu, shuāngfāng juédìng zànshí gēzhì zhēngyì.
After the negotiations hit a wall, both sides decided to set aside the dispute for now.
Tā de jìhuà lǚcì shòucuò, dàn tā méiyǒu fàngqì.
His plans were repeatedly thwarted, but he did not give up.
