生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
  2. born under an unlucky star
  3. ahead of his time

CHARACTERS

生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
逢 féng
HSK 6
come upon, happen meet; flatter
時 shí time, season; era, age, period