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倒霉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

倒霉 Usage and Examples

Unlucky

Hapless

Jinxed

我参加不了这次聚会了,真倒霉!

I shall have to miss the party, worse luck!

我们本季有点倒霉。

We had a bit of hard luck this season.

The characters in 倒霉

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
倒
dǎo10fall, pour, invert, reverse
霉
méi15mold or bad luck

More words starting with 倒

  • dǎo倒sān三diān颠sì四de的confused, disorderly
  • dǎo倒xià下fall down, collapse
  • dǎo倒xià下lai来fall down, topple over
  • dǎo倒xià下de的fallen, collapsed
  • dǎo倒le了Fell, Collapsed
  • dǎo倒cāng仓warehouse transfer, stock rotation
  • dǎo倒fú伏lodging, falling over
  • dào倒rù入pour into, empty into
  • dào倒rù入le了poured into, was poured into
  • dào倒chū出pour out, tip out
  • dào倒chū出lái来pour out, spill out
  • dào倒cì刺hangnail, agnail

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Questions about 倒霉

What does 倒霉 mean in Chinese?

倒霉 (dǎo méi) means “Unlucky, Hapless, Jinxed”.

How do you pronounce 倒霉?

倒霉 is pronounced dǎo méi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Unlucky” in Chinese?

“Unlucky” is 倒霉 (dǎo méi) in Chinese.

How is 倒霉 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 倒霉, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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    dǎo倒méi霉
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