倒霉 (dǎo méi) — unlucky; having bad luck
Definition
Adjective for a stretch of bad luck affecting a person. Unlike 糟糕 (focused on a single bad outcome), 倒霉 describes ongoing misfortune; it's more colloquial than 不幸, which is formal/literary.
adjective
unluckyhaving bad luck
Examples
- 倒霉，。Tā zuì jìn hěn dǎo méi, gāng diū le gōng zuò.He's been very unlucky lately; he just lost his job.
- ，倒霉。Zhè cì kǎo shì yòu méi kǎo hǎo, zhēn shì dǎo méi.I didn't do well on this exam again; it's really bad luck.
- 倒霉。dǎo méi De shì zǒng ràng wǒ pèng dào.I always run into unlucky things.
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