折挫 zhé cuò ㄓㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ zit3 co3
- to frustrate
- to inhibit
- to make things difficult
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折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
挫
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 抑扬顿挫 抑揚頓挫 yì yáng dùn cuò ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 see 顿挫抑扬
- 下挫 xià cuò ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ haa6 co3 (of sales, prices etc) to fall
- 力挫 lì cuò ㄌㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lik6 co3 to win as a result of tenacious effort
- 受挫 shòu cuò ㄕㄡˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ sau6 co3 thwarted
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- 挫败 挫敗 cuò bài ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ co3 baai6 to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
- 挫疮 挫瘡 cuò chuāng ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤ co4 cong1 acne
- 重挫 zhòng cuò ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ cung5 co3 devastating setback
- 顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ deon6 co3 a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes
- 挫折感 cuò zhé gǎn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄢˇ co3 zit3 gam2 frustration
- 顿挫抑扬 頓挫抑揚 dùn cuò yì yáng ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ deon6 co3 jik1 joeng4 cadence
Idioms with these characters
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
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- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhé jiàn ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly