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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

倒霉 [dǎoméi]
  1. 1. adjective unlucky

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

倒霉 [dǎoméi]
  1. 1. have bad luck; be out of luck; be down on one's luck
    倒霉,赶到车站车刚开走。
    What lousy luck! When I reached the station, the train had just left.
  2. 2. adjective tough

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

倒霉 [dǎoméi]
  1. 1. 遇事不顺心;机遇不好
    骑车摔了一跤,真倒霉
    这两年我的股票经常被套牢,你说倒霉倒霉
  2. 2. 不要写作"倒楣"。

Examples

坏人当事,好人倒霉
When bad people are in control, good people suffer.
摊上这种事真倒霉
What luck to have this happen to me!
花那么多钱,却买了个扒带的产品,倒霉
I can't believe my money went purchased this pirated thing.
碰到你我就倒霉,你可真是我的冤孽。
Every time I run into you, I have bad luck. You are really my misfortune.
倒霉的事都让我摊上了。
合该倒霉
自认倒霉
bad scran
倒霉

Collocations

倒霉
unlucky person
倒霉
unlucky
自认倒霉
accept bad luck without complaint
倒霉透了
be out of luck

Word Decomposition


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[méi]

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