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出其不意

chū qí bù yì

C1–C2 Level 7

出其不意 (chū qí bù yì) is a Chinese word meaning “to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

Stroke order

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Related words at this level

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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).