不料
B1
Level 5
★ Core word
Adverb
不料 (bú liào) is a Chinese word meaning “unexpectedly”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- unexpectedly
- to one's surprise
Stroke order
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Example
我們本來要去爬山，不料下起大雨。
We were going to hike, but unexpectedly it poured.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).