冷不防

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

Related words

一跃而起yī yuè ér qǐto jump up suddenly三长两短sān cháng liǎng duǎnunexpected misfortune不期而至bù qī ér zhìto arrive unexpectably乍zhàat first冷不丁lěng bu dīngsuddenly冷门lěng ména neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)出乎意料chū hū yì liào(idiom) unexpected出乎预料chū hū yù liàobeyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

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