背运 (背運)
bèi yùn
Pinyin
Definition
背运 (背運)
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- bad luck
- unlucky
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
勾肩搭背
- 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
- 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
- 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
- 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
- 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
弃约背盟
- 1 to abrogate an agreement
- 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
汗流浃背
- 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
- 2 drenched in sweat
Sample Sentences
没开。昨天快到家的时候,我把车停在路边去买了个东西,就几分钟的时间,结果吃了罚单。违章停车罚款200。我觉得我这几天可能在走背运,不敢开了。
Nope. Yesterday when I got close to home I parked on the street for just a few minutes to buy something, and got a ticket. Illegal parking fine: 200. I think I'm just down on my luck these days, and don't dare drive.