不料, búliào
Meaning: unexpectedly, to one's surprise
HSK 6 word
Example
我们想去公园，不料下雨了。
Wǒmen xiǎng qù gōngyuán, búliào xià yǔ le.
We wanted to go to the park, but unexpectedly it rained.
More HSK 6 words
- 耽误dānwuto delay
- 妨碍fángàito hinder
- 公元gōngyuánAD, CE
- 中旬zhōngxúnmid-month
- 即便jíbiàneven if
- 进而jìn’érand then, furthermore
- 就算jiùsuàneven if
- 凡是fánshìevery, all, any
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