不料

bùliào

HSK 6Conjunction87/1795

Meaning

不料

unexpectedly

Example sentences

  • liàoxiàle 

    Unexpectedly it rained.

  • běnwéitiānqínglǎng liàoquèxià 

    I thought the weather would be clear, but unexpectedly it started raining heavily.

Usage

contrary to expectation (不+料).

HSK 3.0 Grammar Library