厄运 (è yùn) — bad luck, misfortune, adversity

Definition

Examples

• 这次失败对他来说是一次沉重的厄运。
  Zhè cì shī bài duì tā lái shuō shì yí cì chén zhòng de è yùn.
  This failure was a heavy misfortune.
• 他在厄运中依然坚持自己的理想。
  Tā zài è yùn zhōng yī rán jiān chí zì jǐ de lǐ xiǎng.
  He still held on to his ideals in the midst of adversity.
• 没有人能一直避开厄运。
  Méi yǒu rén néng yì zhí bì kāi è yùn.
  No one can always avoid misfortune.