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挫败

cuò bài

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 挫敗

挫败 (cuò bài) means "to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 挫败 means

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

The characters in 挫败

• 挫cuòobstructed; to fail; to oppress
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)

Example sentences

• 妇女当时没有投票权，她们的希望被挫败，但是安-尼克松-库波尔活着看到妇女们站了起来，看到她们站出来发表自己的见解，看到她们参加大选投票。是的，我们能做到。
  Fùnǚ dāngshí méiyǒu tóupiàoquán, tāmen de xīwàng bèi cuòbài, dànshì ān - Níkèsōng - kù bō ěr huózhe kàn dào fùnǚ men zhàn le qǐlai, kàn dào tāmen zhàn chūlái fābiǎo zìjǐ de jiànjiě, kàn dào tāmen cānjiā dàxuǎn tóupiào. shìde, wǒmen néng zuòdào.
  At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.

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