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挫败

cuòbài

Traditional: 挫敗

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)

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Meaning of 挫败 in English

cuòbàiHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #6103
  1. to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
  2. a setback; a failure; a defeat

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HSK words with 挫

挫折HSK 6受挫HSK 7–9抑扬顿挫HSK 7–9
败 on its own →
bài · to defeat

HSK words with 败

打败HSK 4失败HSK 4败HSK 6击败HSK 6败坏HSK 7–9腐败HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences