不料

bùliào

HSK 6

不料 — bùliào

  1. unexpectedly; to one's surprise

    他出门时没带伞,不料下起了暴雨。 tā chūménshí méi dài sǎn bùliào xiàqǐ le bàoyǔ — He didn't take an umbrella when he went out, and unexpectedly a heavy rain began.