unlucky; have bad luck
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
unlucky; have bad luck
informalOften used to describe unfortunate incidents or a streak of bad luck. The simplified form 倒霉 is more common in modern usage than 倒楣.
Zhēn真
dǎo倒
méi霉
，
gǎn赶
dào到
chē车
zhàn站
chē车
gāng刚
kāi开
zǒu走
。
So unlucky, I arrived at the station just as the bus had left.
Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
hěn很
dǎo倒
méi霉
，
xiān先
chí迟
dào到
，
yòu又
bǎ把
kā咖
fēi啡
sǎ洒
le了
。
I've been very unlucky today; first I was late, then I spilled my coffee.
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Tā他
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
zuì最
jìn近
yùn运
qì气
hěn很
bèi背
，
dǎo倒
méi霉
shì事
yī一
jiàn件
jiē接
yī一
jiàn件
。
He feels his luck has been terrible lately, with one unlucky thing happening after another.