unexpectedly; unexpectedly; to one's surprise
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1 sense · 5 examplesconjunction
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
Used at the beginning of the second half of a sentence to indicate a转折 (turn of events), often paired with 却、竟、还、倒.
Jīn今
tiān天
běn本
xiǎng想
chū出
mén门
，
bù不
liào料
jìng竟
xià下
qǐ起
yǔ雨
lái来
。
I originally wanted to go out today, but unexpectedly it started raining.
Tā他
yǐ以
wéi为
kǎo考
shì试
hěn很
jiǎn简
dān单
，
bù不
liào料
què却
kǎo考
de得
hěn很
chà差
。
He thought the exam was easy, but unexpectedly he did very poorly.
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Wǒ我
men们
jì计
huà划
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
pá爬
shān山
，
bù不
liào料
tiān天
qì气
tū突
biàn变
，
zhǐ只
néng能
qǔ取
xiāo消
。
We planned to climb mountains this weekend, but unexpectedly the weather changed suddenly and we had to cancel.
Tā她
běn本
lái来
xiǎng想
gěi给
mā妈
ma妈
yí一
gè个
jīng惊
xǐ喜
，
bù不
liào料
mā妈
ma妈
zǎo早
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
le了
。
She originally wanted to give her mother a surprise, but unexpectedly her mother already knew about it.
Wǒ我
yǐ以
wéi为
tā他
huì会
jù拒
jué绝
zhè这
ge个
tí提
yì议
，
bù不
liào料
tā他
què却
xīn欣
rán然
jiē接
shòu受
le了
。
I thought he would reject this proposal, but unexpectedly he accepted it happily.