Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "挫" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "挫" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
cuò
Definition
be obstructed / fail / oppress / repress / lower the tone / bend back / dampen
see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue
thwarted / obstructed / setback
to thwart / to foil (sb's plans) / a setback / a failure / a defeat
a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
(of sales, prices etc) to fall / to drop / decline / slump
bruise / contusion / contused wound
to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition