倒霉
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

倒霉

dǎoméi

to have bad luck

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to have bad luck

02

to be out of luck

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 倒霉

What does 倒霉 mean in Chinese?

倒霉 (dǎoméi) means to have bad luck.

How do you pronounce 倒霉?

倒霉 is pronounced dǎoméi.

Is 倒霉 an HSK word?

倒霉 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 倒霉?

倒霉 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.

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