Chinese word

厄运

Pronunciation

Pinyinè yùn

Meaning

  • nounbad luck

Example

他的人生充满了厄运。tā de rén shēng chōng mǎn le è yùn

His life is full of bad luck.

Illustration for 厄运 (bad luck)

More examples

连续的失败让她觉得自己被厄运缠身。lián xù de shī bài ràng tā jué de zì jǐ bèi è yùn chán shēn

A series of failures made her feel plagued by bad luck.

Core concept

A run of trouble in which one setback is followed by another.

Common phrases

  • 遭受厄运zāo shòu è yùn

    suffer bad luck

  • 厄运缠身è yùn chán shēn

    be plagued by bad luck

Similar words

运气yùn qì: The chance of good or bad results in a situation.
不幸bú xìng: A harmful event or difficult condition.
霉运méi yùn: A brief period of repeated bad luck.

Definition in Chinese

一段时间内接连发生不好的事情或处于不利境遇的状态。yí duàn shí jiān nèi jiē lián fā shēng bù hǎo de shì qíng huò chǔ yú bú lì jìng yù de zhuàng tài

Word origin

厄 (è, "adversity") + 运 (yùn, "fortune") frames misfortune as a continuing turn of events.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 厄运 (èyùn, "misfortune") suits serious descriptions of a difficult period more than light complaints about a single mishap.

Other meanings

  • misfortunenoun

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