挫伤 (cuò shāng) — (noun) a bruise, a contusion (medical); (noun) a setback, a dampening of spirit or morale
Definition
挫伤 is both a physical bruise (contusion) and a figurative psychological setback. Use 受到挫伤 for a blow to morale or confidence, not just any disappointment.
noun
a bruisea contusion (medical)a setbacka dampening of spirit or morale
Measure word · 处
Examples
- 挫伤。Zhè cì shī bài duì tā de jīng shén zào chéng le hěn dà de cuò shāng.This failure caused a great psychological setback to him.
- 挫伤。Yī shēng shuō tā tuǐ shàng de cuò shāng xū yào yì zhōu cái néng hǎo.The doctor said the bruise on his leg will take a week to heal.
- 挫伤。Qiú duì de lián xù shī lì gěi duì yuán dài lái le xīn lǐ cuò shāng.The team's consecutive losses brought psychological setbacks to the players.
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