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倒霉 (dǎo méi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

倒霉 (dǎo méi) is a Chinese word: unlucky. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 倒霉

形 xíng adjective

unlucky

他今天真倒霉,丢了钱包。

tā jīn tiān zhēn dǎo méi diū le qián bāo

He's really unlucky today, he lost his wallet.

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Word breakdown

倒 dǎo — to fall, to reverse (indicates things going wrong)

霉 méi — mold, mildew (metaphorically represents bad luck)

Structure & writing
1 倒 dǎo — to fall down; to topple over
Xpinyin

倒 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 到 dào — to arrive; to reach
到 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 霉 méi — (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat

霉 is not used as a component in any other character.

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