posted by theodore.lee on November 18, 2011 | 5 comments
how do you say frustrated? no one seems to know
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Echo on November 18, 2011 | reply
@theodore.lee，

Haha, this is a very useful one, although Chinese people don't say it very often. 受挫 shou4cuo4. You can say things like 我受挫了 or 这个人很受挫.

--Echo

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clickertricks on November 29, 2011 | reply
Also, how about 泄气 or 挫败?
Echo on December 29, 2011 | reply
@clickertricks，

泄气 is feeling like giving up, so you can first 受挫 (get frustrated) and then 泄气了.

we don't really use 挫败 much, and it's very formal.

--Echo

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Xiao Hu on December 28, 2011 | reply
@Echo，

Can't one also say, "挫折" to express frustration? Or to Chinese people usually stick with something like 郁闷?
Echo on December 29, 2011 | reply
@Xiao Hu,

If you are talking about the noun frustration, yes, it's 挫折. 郁闷 is the verb.

--Echo

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