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倒运

Word · Adjective · VerbTraditional倒運

unlucky; transport goods

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

unlucky; having bad luck

dialect

This sense is primarily used in dialects (方言).

Jīn今
tiān天
zhēn真
dǎo倒
yùn运
 ,
chū出
mén门
jiù就
xià下
dà大
yǔ雨
 。

Today is really unlucky; it started raining heavily as soon as I left home.

Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
hěn很
dǎo倒
yùn运
 ,
zuò做
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
shùn顺
lì利
 。

He's been very unlucky lately; nothing he does goes smoothly.

2.

verb

to trade goods between places; to transport goods from one place to another for sale

neutral

Often refers to buying low in one market and selling high in another, or general cross-regional trade.

Tā他
kào靠
dǎo倒
yùn运
chá茶
yè叶
zhuàn赚
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
 。

He made a lot of money by transporting and selling tea between regions.

Yǐ以
qián前
hěn很
duō多
shāng商
rén人
dǎo倒
yùn运
sī丝
chóu绸
 。

In the past, many merchants transported and traded silk.

3.

verb

to transport goods from one place to another; to transship

neutral

A general term for moving goods, often implying a logistical or freight operation.

Zhè这
pī批
huò货
xū需
yào要
dǎo倒
yùn运
dào到
gǎng港
kǒu口
 。

This batch of goods needs to be transported to the port.

Gōng公
sī司
fù负
zé责
bǎ把
yuán原
cái材
liào料
cóng从
cāng仓
kù库
dǎo倒
yùn运
dào到
gōng工
chǎng厂
 。

The company is responsible for transporting raw materials from the warehouse to the factory.