重挫

zhòngcuò
  1. devastating setback
  2. slump (in stock market etc)
  3. crushing defeat
  4. to cause a serious setback
  5. to plummet

CEDICT

  1. (of share prices, stock indexes, etc.) to plummet; to plunge
  2. to be a heavy setback (for one); to deal a heavy blow to
  3. to plummet; to plunge

Wiktionary

  1. 嚴重的挫折。
  2. 股票市場行情嚴重下跌。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 重 zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to
2 挫 cuò
  1. obstructed
  2. to fail
  3. to oppress
  4. to repress
  5. to lower the tone
  6. to bend back
  7. to dampen

Related entries

下挫 xiàcuò
  1. (of sales, prices etc) to fall
  2. to drop
  3. decline
  4. slump
剃光頭 tìguāngtóu
  1. to shave the whole head clean
  2. crushing defeat
完敗 wánbài
  1. (sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)
  2. crushing defeat
驟降 zhòujiàng
  1. to fall rapidly
  2. to plummet