挫折

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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

Verb

挫折

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

Synonyms

  • (to encounter difficulties):

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.
    He became frustrated after experiencing a little setback.

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
挫折

Noun

挫折 • (jwajeol) (hangeul 좌절)

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