不
料

Unexpectedly in Chinese: 不料 (bù liào)

bù liào

unexpectedly

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Definitions

  1. 1unexpectedly
  2. 2to one's surprise

Stroke order

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不
料

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄠˋ

liào

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他本来很健康，不料突然病倒了。

    tā běn lái hěn jiàn kāng， bú liào tū rán bìng dǎo le。

    He was healthy, but unexpectedly fell seriously ill.

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Related words

不

bù

no

料

liào

material

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

材料

cái liào

(raw) material

饮料

yǐn liào

drink

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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