misfortune; bad luck
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
adversity; misfortune; hard fate
formalA formal term referring to a series of unfortunate events or a state of bad luck, often persistent or severe. Can be used to describe personal, collective, or historical misfortunes.
Tā他
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
è厄
yùn运
。
He suffered all kinds of misfortune during the war.
Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
sì似
hū乎
wú无
fǎ法
bǎi摆
tuō脱
lì历
shǐ史
de的
è厄
yùn运
。
This country seems unable to escape the hard fate of its history.
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Tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
jí疾
bìng病
shì是
tā他
rén人
shēng生
zhōng中
zuì最
dà大
de的
è厄
yùn运
。
The sudden illness was the greatest adversity in his life.
Tā他
men们
xiāng相
xìn信
è厄
yùn运
zhōng终
huì会
guò过
qù去
，
hǎo好
yùn运
jí即
jiāng将
lái来
lín临
。
They believe the bad luck will eventually pass and good fortune is coming.