倒霉 dǎoméi to have bad luck
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
怎么记住“倒霉”: 倒 collapse + 霉 mildew = to have bad luck.
汉字
用法
- To be unlucky, have things go wrong - 今天真倒霉 (jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi) what rotten luck today.
- Everyday, spoken; an exclamation of frustration at bad luck. 倒霉蛋 (dǎoméidàn) is a poor unlucky soul.
- Note 倒 is dǎo. Also written 倒楣. Opposite in feel to 走运 (zǒuyùn, to be in luck) - 今天真走运 (jīntiān zhēn zǒuyùn) really lucky today.
例句
- 我真的很倒霉！ Wǒ zhēnde hěn dǎoméi!How unlucky I am!