挫败

tā zāo shòu le cuò bài

他遭受了挫败。

He suffered a setback.

gāi qǐ yè duō cì cóng cuò bài zhōng fèn qǐ

该企业多次从挫败中奋起。

This enterprise has worked its way out of setbacks many times.

yī lián chuàn de cuò bài

一连串的挫败

a series of setbacks

cuò bài dí jūn de shù cì jìn gōng

挫败敌军的数次进攻

thwart several enemy attacks

cuò bài kuò zhāng zhǔ yì de yīn móu

挫败扩张主义的阴谋

foil the schemes of the expansionism

tā cuò bài le zì jǐ de duì shǒu

他挫败了自己的对手。

He got the better of his rival.