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cuò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cuò | cuo4
English translation
obstructed
to fail
to oppress
to repress
to lower the tone
to bend back
to dampen
to check, to obstruct, to push down

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About cuò

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

cuò

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of cuò

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌坐

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Zuò

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Zuò represents the sound.

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Example sentences using cuò

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方法 fāngfǎ 急诊 jízhěn 修复 xiūfù 腋窝 yè wō 部位 bùwèi 直接 zhíjiē niǎn cuò de cóng 神经 shénjīng 损伤 sǔn shāng 11.

Methods In 11 cases, repair brachial plex direct injuries axillas in emergency.

有时 yǒu shí 挫折 cuòzhé 愤怒 fènnù 会以直接 zhíjiē de 暴力 bàolì 形式 xíngshì 爆发 bàofā 出来 chū lái

Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.

一系列 yī xì liè de 挫折 cuòzhé 使 shǐ 整个 zhěnggè 项目 xiàngmù 面临 miànlín 失败 shībài

A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.

这件 shì 如此 rú cǐ 丢脸 diū liǎn 深深地挫伤 le de 自尊心 zì zūn xīn

It was so humiliating, a terrible blow to my self-esteem.

shuí dōu huì 经受 jīng shòu 挫折 cuòzhé

There are few who have not suffered.

Words with cuò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
挫折 cuòzhé setback挫折 cuòzhé
cuò to fail cuò
挫败 cuò bài to thwart挫敗
受挫 shòu cuò thwarted受挫 shòu cuò
挫折感 cuò zhé gǎn frustration挫折感 cuò zhé gǎn
抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò cadence抑揚頓挫
力挫 lì cuò to fight off tough competition力挫 lì cuò
顿挫 dùn cuò a cadence頓挫
下挫 xià cuò to drop下挫 xià cuò
顿挫抑扬 dùn cuò yì yáng cadence頓挫抑揚

cuò Decomposition & Compounds

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cuò Decomposition

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