冷不防 lěng bu fáng ㄌㄥˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄈㄤˊ laang5 bat1 fong4
- unexpectedly
- suddenly
- at unawares
- off guard
- against expectations
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冷
- 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ laang5 dung3 to freeze (food etc)
- 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄓㄢˋ laang5 zin3 cold war
- 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ laang5 hei3 cold air
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 冷汗 lěng hàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄏㄢˋ laang5 hon6 cold sweat
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- 冷淡 lěng dàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄢˋ laang5 daam6 cold
- 冷清 lěng qīng ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ laang5 cing1 cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
- 冷漠 lěng mò ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄛˋ laang5 mok6 cold and detached towards sb
- 冷笑 lěng xiào ㄌㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ laang5 siu3 to sneer
- 冷落 lěng luò ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ laang5 lok6 desolate
- 冷酷 lěng kù ㄌㄥˇ ㄎㄨˋ laang5 huk6 unfeeling; callous
- 冷门 冷門 lěng mén ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ laang5 mun2 a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
- 冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng ㄌㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ laang5 zing6 calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
- 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄣˇ laang5 jam2 cold drink
- 寒冷 hán lěng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ hon4 laang5 cold (climate)
- 泼冷水 潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 laang5 seoi2 to pour cold water on
- 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ baau3 laang5 mun2 an upset (esp. in sports)
- 冷酷无情 冷酷無情 lěng kù wú qíng ㄌㄥˇ ㄎㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ laang5 huk6 mou4 cing4 cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- 冰冷 bīng lěng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄥˇ bing1 laang5 ice-cold
- 冷傲 lěng ào ㄌㄥˇ ㄠˋ laang5 ngou6 icily arrogant
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
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
防
- 国防 國防 guó fáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ gwok3 fong4 national defense
- 提防 dī fang ㄉㄧ ˙ㄈㄤ tai4 fong4 to guard against
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 防备 防備 fáng bèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ fong4 bei6 to guard against
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
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- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 防水 fáng shuǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong4 seoi2 waterproof
- 防汛 fáng xùn ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fong4 seon3 flood control
- 防治 fáng zhì ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˋ fong4 zi6 to prevent and cure
- 防疫 fáng yì ㄈㄤˊ ㄧˋ fong4 jik6 to prevent epidemics
- 防盗 防盜 fáng dào ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ fong4 dou6 to guard against theft
- 防御 防禦 fáng yù ㄈㄤˊ ㄩˋ fong4 jyu6 defense
- 防范 防範 fáng fàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄢˋ fong4 faan6 to be on guard
- 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ fong4 wai6 to defend
- 防护 防護 fáng hù ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨˋ fong4 wu6 to defend
- 预防 預防 yù fáng ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ jyu6 fong4 to prevent
- 防火墙 防火牆 fáng huǒ qiáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fong4 fo2 coeng4 firewall
- 防盗门 防盜門 fáng dào mén ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ fong4 dou6 mun4 security door
- 人防 rén fáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ jan4 fong4 civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空)
- 以防 yǐ fáng ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ji5 fong4 (so as) to avoid
Idioms with these characters
- 打入冷宫 打入冷宮 dǎ rù lěng gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa1 jap6 laang5 gung1 (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
- 冷嘲热讽 冷嘲熱諷 lěng cháo rè fěng ㄌㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄖㄜˋ ㄈㄥˇ laang5 zaau1 jit6 fung3 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
- 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng ㄌㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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- 冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 sarcastic comments (idiom)
- 冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 lěng yǎn páng guān ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ laang5 ngaan5 pong4 gun1 (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
- 冷语冰人 冷語冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ laang5 jyu5 bing1 jan4 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
- 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán ㄓㄣˇ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄢˊ zam2 laang5 kam1 hon4 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
- 知冷知热 知冷知熱 zhī lěng zhī rè ㄓ ㄌㄥˇ ㄓ ㄖㄜˋ zi1 laang5 zi1 jit6 to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)
- 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)
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- 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
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 防不胜防 防不勝防 fáng bù shèng fáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ fong4 bat1 sing1 fong4 (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
Example sentences
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冷不防 ， 老师 老師 让 讓 每个 每個 国家 國家 的 学生 學生 用 话筒 話筒 给 給 大家 讲 講 一下 自己 来 來 哈尔滨 哈爾濱 的 原因 。
Without warning, the teachers ask students from each country to take the microphone and explain to everyone their reasons for coming to Harbin.
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