倒霉

倒黴
dǎo méi
HSK 5
have bad luck, be out of luck
adjective

Example Sentences

今天我倒霉，雨下个不停。
jīntiān wǒ dǎoméi ， yǔxià gè bùtíng 。
I am having bad luck today; it keeps raining.
他真倒霉，工作丢了还生病。
tā zhēn dǎoméi ， gōngzuò diū le huán shēngbìng 。
He is really unlucky, he lost his job and got sick.
我觉得这次考试我倒霉，答错了很多题。
wǒ juéde zhècì kǎoshì wǒ dǎoméi ， dácuò le hěnduō tí 。
I feel that I had bad luck in this exam; I answered many questions incorrectly.

Individual Characters

倒dǎo
inverted
霉méi
variant of 霉[mei2]

Words with similar meanings

倒霉的dǎoméide
unlucky
More general term for having bad luck.
不幸的bùxìngde
unfortunate
Often implies a more serious or tragic form of bad luck.

Words Starting With 倒

倒闭dǎo bì
to go bankrupt; to close down

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Weather & Climate
Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
Feelings & Emotions
Vocabulary for happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, excitement, etc.
HSK 5
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