不料
bú liào
conjunctionHSK 6
unexpectedly
Character Breakdown
不
bù
not
Radical: 一Strokes: 4
不no sign
料
liào
material, ingredient
Radical: 斗Strokes: 10
米rice
斗measuring cup
Example Sentences
我本想出门，不料下起了大雨。
Wǒ běn xiǎng chūmén, búliào xià qǐ le dàyǔ.
I planned to go out, but unexpectedly it started raining heavily.
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