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倒霉
dǎoméi
1. to have bad luck
2. to be out of luck
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
霉
méi
mildew, mold, rot
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (2)

倒霉蛋
dǎoméidàn
(coll.) poor devil
倒霉蛋儿
dǎoméidànr
erhua variant of [[倒霉蛋<dǎoméidàn>]]

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,253 of 84,292