unlucky; out of luck; having bad luck
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unlucky; out of luck; jinxed
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in Northern Mandarin (e.g., Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei). Describes minor misfortunes or annoyances in daily life.
Zhēn真
bèi背
xìng兴
，
gāng刚
chuān穿
de的
xīn新
yī衣
fu服
lá拉
le了
gè个
kǒu口
zi子
。
How unlucky! I just got a rip in my new clothes I was wearing.
Jīn今
tiān天
tài太
bèi背
xìng兴
le了
，
chū出
mén门
jiù就
cǎi踩
dào到
shuǐ水
kēng坑
。
Today is so unlucky—I stepped into a puddle as soon as I left the house.
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Tā他
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
zuì最
jìn近
yǒu有
diǎn点
bèi背
xìng兴
，
gàn干
shén什
me么
dōu都
bú不
shùn顺
。
He feels he's been a bit out of luck lately; nothing seems to go smoothly.
Zhè这
shǒu手
qì气
zhēn真
bèi背
xìng兴
，
dǎ打
pái牌
lǎo老
shì是
shū输
。
My luck is just awful; I keep losing at cards.