挫败

挫敗

cuòbài

verb #12,119

Meanings

1 to thwart; to foil (someone's plans)
2 a setback; a failure; a defeat

Characters

to frustrate; to setback

defeat; failure

Examples

警方挫败了一起抢劫案。

Jǐngfāng cuòbài le yìqǐ qiǎngjié àn.

The police foiled a robbery case.

他经历了多次挫败后终于成功了。

Tā jīnglì le duōcì cuòbài hòu zhōngyú chénggōng le.

After experiencing many setbacks, he finally succeeded.

Tips

usage

挫败 can be both a verb (to thwart/defeat) and a noun (a setback/defeat). As a verb, it's often used in news reports about foiling criminal plots.

Stroke Order

挫 cuò

败 bài