挫败 cuòbài to thwart
to thwart; to foil (somebody's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat
How to remember 挫败: 挫 to check + 败 failure = to thwart.
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How it is used
- To thwart or foil a plan, or a setback suffered - 挫败对手的阴谋 (cuòbài duìshǒu de yīnmóu) foil the rival's scheme; 遭受挫败 (zāoshòu cuòbài) suffer a defeat.
- More formal than 失败 (shībài, to fail): 挫败 is a frustrating check, often one you inflict on someone or that frustrates a specific effort.