Examples

一蹶不振

collapse after a single setback; be unable to recover after a setback

不要受了一点挫折就唉声叹气。

Don't moan and groan because of a little setback.

我们应当把这次挫折引为鉴戒。

We should take warning from this setback.

碰了钉子以后，他收敛些了。

He has pulled in his horns since that setback.

受挫

be foiled; be baffled; be thwarted; suffer a setback

遇到这么点挫折你就打蔫？

You will not be frustrated by the setback, will you?

为这点挫折，犯得上寻死吗？

Is it worthwhile committing suicide due to such a trivial setback?

年轻力壮的大小伙子，怎么能一遇到挫折就叹气呢？

You are a young and vigorous man. How can you sigh when you meet a setback?

他父亲官场失利，现在全家都沦落成破落户了。

His father suffered a setback in official circles, and now the whole family is impoverished.

这仅仅是一次小挫折，你绝不能因此而退坡。

This is only a small setback, you shouldn't fall back just because of this.

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