不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不料
búliào
unexpectedly, to one’s surprise
Characters in this word
料 liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他原以为谈判会持续到深夜，不料对方半小时内就接受了条件。 Tā yuán yǐwéi tánpàn huì chíxù dào shēnyè, búliào duìfāng bàn xiǎoshí nèi jiù jiēshòu le tiáojiàn. He originally thought the negotiation would last until late at night, but unexpectedly the other side accepted the terms within half an hour.
- 我本想早点出门，不料半路下起了大雨。 Wǒ běn xiǎng zǎodiǎn chūmén, búliào bànlù xiàqǐ le dàyǔ. I meant to leave early, but unexpectedly it began to pour halfway there.
- 她以为考试很难，不料题目比平时还简单。 Tā yǐwéi kǎoshì hěn nán, búliào tímù bǐ píngshí hái jiǎndān. She thought the exam would be hard, but to her surprise the questions were even easier than usual.