潦倒 meaning in English
down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
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Meaning of 潦倒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
liáodǎo
- down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
潦倒 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他年轻的时候穷困潦倒。
He was terribly poor when he was young.
谢谢你在我贫困潦倒之时借给我$500。
Thank you very much for lending me $500 when I was having difficulty making ends meet.
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潦 lǎo · to flood · 15 strokes
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倒 dǎo · to fall · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 潦倒.
| 倒闭 | dǎobì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc |
| 摔倒 | shuāidǎo | to fall down; to slip and fall |
| 倒是 | dàoshì | contrary to what one might expect; actually |
| 倒霉 | dǎoméi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 打倒 | dǎdǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒下 | dǎoxia | to collapse; to topple over |
| 倒数 | dàoshǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down |
| 晕倒 | yūndǎo | to faint; to swoon |
| 倒计时 | dàojìshí | to count down; countdown |
| 倒塌 | dǎotā | to collapse (of building); to topple over |
| 颠倒 | diāndǎo | to turn upside down; to reverse |
Questions about 潦倒
What does 潦倒 mean?
潦倒 (liáodǎo) means "down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated".
How do you write 潦倒?
潦倒 is made of 2 characters: 潦 (15 strokes), 倒 (10 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.