時運不濟 shí yùn bù jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good

CHARACTERS

時 shí time, season; era, age, period
運 yùn luck, fortune; ship, transport
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
濟 jì to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross