挫折

Chinese

		be obstructed; fail; oppress be obstructed; fail; oppress; repress; lower the tone; bend back; dampen	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
simp. and trad. (挫折)		挫	折

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuòzhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co³ zit³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhò-chiat / chhò͘-chiat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): co⁵ zih⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuòzhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuòjhé
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻo⁴-chê²
    • Yale: tswò-jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuohjer
    • Palladius: цочжэ (cočžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co³ zit³
    • Yale: cho jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso³ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: co³ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³³ t͡siːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhò-chiat
    • Tâi-lô: tshò-tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoirciad
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhò͘-chiat
    • Tâi-lô: tshòo-tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhorciad
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: co⁵ zih⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshô tsih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siʔ²/

Verb

挫折

1. to encounter difficulties; to frustrate; to set back
2. to discourage; to dampen

Synonyms

• (to encounter difficulties):

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• 失利 (shīlì)
• 失敗 / 失败 (shībài)
• 摧折 (cuīzhé)
• 未成功 (wèi chénggōng)
• 砸 (zá) (colloquial)
• 破產 / 破产 (pòchǎn)
• 跌倒 (diēdǎo)

Noun

挫折

1. setback; obstacle; frustration

   他受一點挫折就垂頭喪氣了。 [MSC, trad.]
   他受一点挫折就垂头丧气了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shòu yīdiǎn cuòzhé jiù chuítóusàngqì le. [Pinyin]

   He became frustrated after experiencing a little setback.

Synonyms

• 波折 (bōzhé)
• (Hokkien) 撞突

Japanese

Kanji in this term
挫	折
ざ Grade: S	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠se̞t͡sɨ]
• (Tokyo) ざせつ [zàsétsú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

挫(ざ)折(せつ) • (zasetsu) 

1. setback
2. frustration

Verb

挫(ざ)折(せつ)する • (zasetsu suru) suru (stem 挫(ざ)折(せつ)し (zasetsu shi), past 挫(ざ)折(せつ)した (zasetsu shita))

1. fall through
   • 1943, 海野十三, 宇宙尖兵:

     折角(せっかく)の計画(けいかく)が挫折(ざせつ)することは人類(じんるい)にとって一大損失(いちだいそんしつ)だ。

     Sekkaku no keikaku ga zasetsu suru koto wa jinrui ni totte ichidai sonshitsu da.

     The failure of this much-awaited plan represents an enormous loss to humankind.

2. be frustrated

Conjugation

Conjugation of "挫折する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	挫折し	ざせつし	zasetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	挫折し	ざせつし	zasetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	挫折する	ざせつする	zasetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	挫折する	ざせつする	zasetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	挫折すれ	ざせつすれ	zasetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	挫折せよ¹ 挫折しろ²	ざせつせよ¹ ざせつしろ²	zasetsu seyo¹ zasetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	挫折される	ざせつされる	zasetsu sareru
Causative	挫折させる 挫折さす	ざせつさせる ざせつさす	zasetsu saseru zasetsu sasu
Potential	挫折できる	ざせつできる	zasetsu dekiru
Volitional	挫折しよう	ざせつしよう	zasetsu shiyō
Negative	挫折しない	ざせつしない	zasetsu shinai
Negative continuative	挫折せず	ざせつせず	zasetsu sezu
Formal	挫折します	ざせつします	zasetsu shimasu
Perfective	挫折した	ざせつした	zasetsu shita
Conjunctive	挫折して	ざせつして	zasetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	挫折すれば	ざせつすれば	zasetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “挫折”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
挫	折

Noun

挫折 • (jwajeol) (hangeul 좌절)

1. hanja form^? of 좌절 (“frustration; setback”)