Definition
倒霉 (dǎo méi) means 'unlucky' and is the everyday, colloquial word for personal bad luck (e.g., losing a job, failing an exam). 糟糕 (zāo gāo) describes a situation as 'terrible/awful' rather than a person's luck; 不幸 (bù xìng) is more formal and used for serious misfortune (e.g., death, disaster).
adjective
unluckyhaving bad luck
Examples
- 倒霉，。Tā zuìjìn hěn dǎo méi, gāng diū le gōngzuò.He's been very unlucky lately; he just lost his job.
- ，倒霉。Zhè cì kǎoshì 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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