piān piān
HSK 6
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)
adverb

Example Sentences

míngmíng zhīdào huān piānpiān huángěi mǎi le
He clearly knew that I didn’t like it, yet he bought it for me.
tiān bào shuō jīntiān huì xià piānpiān men chū de shíhòu què qíngtiān
The weather forecast said it would rain today, but unfortunately it was sunny when we went out.
piānpiān zài zuì yào bāngzhù de shíhòu xiāoshī le
He unfortunately disappeared just when I needed help the most.

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