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Definitions

  1. 1. obstructed
  2. 2. to fail
  3. 3. to oppress
  4. 4. to repress
  5. 5. to lower the tone
  6. 6. to bend back
  7. 7. to dampen

Words Containing 挫

抑扬顿挫
yì yáng dùn cuò

see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dùn cuò yì yáng]

挫折
cuò zhé

setback

下挫
xià cuò

(of sales, prices etc) to fall

力挫
lì cuò

to win as a result of tenacious effort

受挫
shòu cuò

thwarted

折挫
zhé cuò

to frustrate

挫折感
cuò zhé gǎn

frustration

挫败
cuò bài

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)

挫疮
cuò chuāng

acne

重挫
zhòng cuò

devastating setback

顿挫
dùn cuò

a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes

顿挫抑扬
dùn cuò yì yáng

cadence

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