遭时不偶 — “To be unlucky in not meeting the right opportunity or time”
遭时不偶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unlucky in not meeting the right opportunity or time”. To live at a time when one's talents or ambitions are not aligned with the prevailing circumstances.
Frequency
遭时不偶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遭时不偶 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 遭时不偶
他虽有满腹才华，却遭时不偶，一生未能施展抱负。
Despite his considerable talent, he was unlucky in not meeting the right opportunity, and thus never realized his ambitions in his lifetime.
Idioms Related to 遭时不偶
Synonyms of 遭时不偶
Antonyms of 遭时不偶
More idioms starting with 遭
- zāo遭shì事zhì制yí宜act according to circumstances
- zāo遭qīng倾yù遇huò祸encounter ruin and disaster
- zāo遭jié劫zài在shù数doomed to suffer a fated calamity
- zāo遭jiā家bù不zào造suffer a domestic misfortune
- zāo遭shí时zhì制yí宜adapt to changing circumstances
- zāo遭shí时dìng定zhì制adapt policies to current situation
- zāo遭féng逢shí时huì会encounter an opportune moment
- zāo遭féng逢jì际huì会encounter a favorable opportunity
- zāo遭yù遇bù不ǒu偶encounter unfavorable circumstances
- zāo遭yù遇yùn运huì会encounter a favorable opportunity
Recommended tools
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 遭时不偶
What does 遭时不偶 mean?
遭时不偶 (zāo shí bù ǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unlucky in not meeting the right opportunity or time”.
How do you pronounce 遭时不偶?
遭时不偶 is pronounced zāo shí bù ǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 遭时不偶?
指不遇合时机。