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).