Writing
倒霉 (dǎoméi) — how to say "bad luck" in Chinese
倒霉
Bad luck, misfortune
adjective
Character composition
倒
to fall
霉
mold
Radicals / Keys
雨
Rain
#173 · yǔ · 8 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
倒霉的一天
dǎo méi de yī tiān
a bad day
倒霉事
dǎo méi shì
bad luck
Examples
他今天早上错过了公交车，上班又迟到了，真是倒霉的一天。
He missed the bus this morning and was late for work again; it's really an unlucky day.
真倒霉。
What bad luck.
Frequently asked questions
How to say bad luck in Mandarin?
"bad luck" in Chinese is 倒霉 (dǎoméi).
倒霉 meaning in English
倒霉 (dǎoméi) means "Bad luck, misfortune".
How is 倒霉 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎoméi (written as daomei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for bad luck
It is written 倒霉: 倒 has 10 strokes, 霉 has 15 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 倒霉?
倒霉 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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