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不料

bù liào

HSK 6

unexpectedly, to one's surprise

adverb

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我本以为今天会下雨，没想到不料却是晴天。

wǒ běn yǐwéi jīntiān huì xiàyǔ ， méixiǎngdào bù liào què shì qíngtiān 。

I thought it would rain today, but unexpectedly it turned out to be sunny.

她不料会在比赛中赢得第一名。

tābù liào huì zài bǐsài zhōng yíngde dìyī míng 。

She unexpectedly won first place in the competition.

他们计划好了，然而不料遇到了一些问题。

tāmen jìhuá hǎole ， ránér bù liào yùdào le yīxiē wèntí 。

They had everything planned, but unexpectedly ran into some problems.

Words with similar meanings

This word emphasizes the aspect of being surprising or unforeseen, similar to 不料.

竟然jìngrán

actually; unexpectedly

This term conveys a sense of surprise and is often used when the result is unexpected, aligning closely with 不料.

Words Starting With 不

不客气bù kè qi

you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it

not only (this one); not just (...) but also

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

不得不bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid

不管bù guǎn

"no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter"

Words Ending With 料

材料cái liào

"material; data; makings; stuff

饮料yǐn liào

drink; beverage

原料yuán liào

资料zī liào

"material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet)

意料yì liào

to anticipate; to expect; to reckon ahead

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不bù · (negative prefix), not, no

›料liào · material, feed, stuff, grain›

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