不料
不料 bù liào ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ bat1 liu6 HSK 6 流利級 · Level 5
- unexpectedly
- to one's surprise
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
料
- 佐料 zuǒ liào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zo3 liu2 condiments
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 塑料 sù liào ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ sou3 liu2 plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
- 意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 to anticipate; to expect
- 料到 liào dào ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ liu6 dou3 to foresee
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 爱理不理愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎预料出乎預料 chū hū yù liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 jyu6 liu2 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
- 料事如神 liào shì rú shén ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ liu6 si6 jyu4 san4 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)