不料

bùliào

HSK 6Conjunction87/1795

Meaning

不料

unexpectedly

Example sentences

  • bú不liào料xià下yǔ雨le了 。

    Unexpectedly it rained.

  • běn本yǐ以wéi为tiān天qì气qíng晴lǎng朗 ,bú不liào料què却xià下qǐ起dà大yǔ雨 。

    I thought the weather would be clear, but unexpectedly it started raining heavily.

Usage

contrary to expectation (不+料).

HSK 3.0 Grammar Library