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背运

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional背

bad luck; unlucky

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

bad luck; misfortune

Refers to an unfortunate situation or streak.

Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
zǒu走
bèi背
yùn运
 ，
shì事
shì事
bù不
shùn顺
 。

He's had a streak of bad luck recently; nothing goes right.

Zhēn真
shì是
bèi背
yùn运
 ，
chū出
mén门
jiù就
xià下
yǔ雨
 。

What bad luck, it rained as soon as I stepped out.

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Xī希
wàng望
zhè这
ge个
bèi背
yùn运
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
guò过
qù去
 。

I hope this run of bad luck ends soon.

Zhè这
shǒu手
qì气
 ，
zhēn真
shì是
bèi背
yùn运
tòu透
le了
 。

This luck is the absolute worst.

2.

adjective

unlucky; having bad luck

Describes a person or situation that is consistently unfortunate.

Jīn今
tiān天
zhēn真
bèi背
yùn运
 ，
yī一
zhāng张
hǎo好
pái牌
dōu都
méi没
mō摸
dào到
 。

I'm so unlucky today; I haven't drawn a single good card.

Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
yī一
duì队
 ，
tā他
dǎ打
pái牌
tài太
bèi背
yùn运
le了
 。

Don't team up with him; he has terrible luck at cards.

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Tóu投
zī资
shī失
bài败
ràng让
tā他
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
hěn很
bèi背
yùn运
 。

The failed investment made him feel very unlucky.

Zhè这
me么
bèi背
yùn运
de的
shì事
dōu都
ràng让
wǒ我
pèng碰
shàng上
le了
 。

I managed to run into such an unlucky thing.