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倒霉

HSK 7-9

dǎoméi

unlucky; have bad luck

Alternative translations

  • malchanceux

Explanation

to be out of luck

Examples

他总是倒霉。

tā zǒng shì dǎoméi.

He is always unlucky.

她出门忘了带伞,结果淋了雨。真倒霉。

tā chūmén wàng le dài sǎn, ji果lǐ lín le yǔ. zhēn dǎoméi.

She forgot her umbrella and got wet in the rain. What bad luck!