倒霉

dǎo méi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. to have bad luck
2. to be out of luck

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 好运 hǎo yùn 好运 hǎo yùn good luck 运气好，顺利: good luck

Related words

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• 幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò 幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune 对别人的倒霉感到高兴: lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune

Usage notes

Common mistakes

倒霉 is often used for personal bad luck, not for tragic or serious events; use 不幸 for those cases.

Example Sentences

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我今天真 倒霉 ，丢了钱包。

I had such bad luck today; I lost my wallet.

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Words Containing 倒霉

• 倒霉蛋 倒霉蛋 dǎo méi dàn: (coll.) poor devil

Child Words of 倒霉

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 霉 霉 méi: mildew