unexpectedly; to one's surprise (conj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
不料 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们计划去旅行，不料天突然下雨了。 wǒ men jì huà qù lǚ xíng, bù liào tiān tū rán xià yǔ le. - We planned to travel, but unexpectedly it started raining.
他本来是来道歉的，不料却被拒绝了。 tā běn lái shì lái dào qiàn de, bù liào què bèi jù jué le. - He came to apologize, but unexpectedly he was rejected.
我们刚出门，不料碰上了交通堵塞。 wǒ men gāng chū mén, bù liào pèng shàng le jiāo tōng dǔ sè. - We had just left, but unexpectedly encountered a traffic jam.
他以为很简单，不料却很复杂。 tā yǐ wéi hěn jiǎn dān, bù liào què hěn fù zá. - He thought it was simple, but unexpectedly it was very complicated.
她以为自己准备得很好，不料考试时还是犯了错。 tā yǐ wéi zì jǐ zhǔn bèi dé hěn hǎo, bù liào kǎo shì shí hái shì fàn le cuò. - She thought she was well-prepared, but unexpectedly made mistakes during the exam.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
料 liào - material; making; fodder, manure; to anticipate; to take care of; pill (measure word for Chinese medicine) |