冷不丁

lěngbudīng
  1. suddenly
  2. by surprise

CEDICT

Homographs

冷不丁 lěngbùdīng

Entry Composition

1 冷 lěng cold
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 丁 dīng
  1. male adult
  2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiāngān
  3. fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. (literary) to encounter
  6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. (chemistry) butyl

Related entries

一霎眼 yīshàyǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
俄 é
  1. suddenly
  2. very soon
最后，俄狄蒲斯回答了。

Finally, Oedipus replied.

Source: Tatoeba

倏忽 shūhū (literary) suddenly
倏然 shūrán (literary) suddenly
勃然 bórán
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. agitatedly
  4. excitedly
  5. vigorously
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