Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

冷不防

lěngbufáng

ㄌㄥˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄈㄤˊ

  1. 1unexpectedly
  2. 2suddenly
  3. 3at unawares
  4. 4off guard
  5. 5against expectations
Example

冷不防,老師讓每個國家的學生用話筒給大家講一下自己來哈爾濱的原因。

lěngbùfáng lǎoshī ràng měigè guójiā de xuésheng yòng huàtǒng gěi dàjiā jiǎng yíxià zìjǐ lái Hāěrbīn de yuányīn

Without warning, the teachers ask students from each country to take the microphone and explain to everyone their reasons for coming to Harbin.

Keep 冷不防 and it comes back until you know it.

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