冷不防

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

CEDICT

Homographs

Entry Composition

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不意
  1. unexpectedly
  2. unawareness
  3. unpreparedness
不料 liào
  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
不期
  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
我不期待去上班

I don't look forward to going to work.

Source: Tatoeba

居然 rán
  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
  3. go so far as to
我居然忘记了今天有课!

I completely forgot that there was class today!

Source: Tatoeba

抽冷子 chōulěngzi (coll.) unexpectedly
jìng
  1. unexpectedly
  2. actually
  3. to go so far as to
  4. indeed
你的演說十分精彩,但竟沒人懂得欣賞。

Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.

Source: Tatoeba

竟然 jìngrán
  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
  3. in spite of everything
  4. in that crazy way
  5. actually
  6. to go as far as to
他竟然叫你笨蛋。

He unexpectedly called you stupid.

Source: Tatoeba

不谓 wèi
  1. cannot be deemed
  2. unexpectedly
tǎng
  1. if
  2. unexpectedly
哪知 zhī
  1. who would have imagined?
  2. unexpectedly
猛不防 měngfáng
  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly
  3. taken by surprise
  4. at unawares
猛乍 měngzhà
  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly
谁知 shéizhī
  1. who would have thought
  2. unexpectedly
「你鼻子怎麼了?」「我剛才倒車的時候,想探頭出窗看清楚後面有沒有人。我以為車窗是開著的,誰知原來是關上了,於是就一頭撞到車窗上了。」

"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"

Source: Tatoeba

陡然 dǒurán
  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly
  3. abruptly
  4. precipitously
  5. stumbling
道路从这里开始陡然上升。

The road starts to suddenly rise from here.

Source: Tatoeba

不图
  1. not to seek (sth)
  2. to have no expectation of (sth)
  3. (literary) unexpectedly
孰料 shúliào
  1. who would have thought?
  2. who could have imagined?
  3. unexpectedly
无意中 zhōng
  1. accidentally
  2. unintentionally
  3. unexpectedly
母親無意中握住了椅子。

Unconsciously my mom took hold of the chair.

Source: Tatoeba

端然 duānrán
  1. upright
  2. finally
  3. unexpectedly
还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
她还是独身

She's still single.

Source: Tatoeba

lèng
  1. to look distracted
  2. to stare blankly
  3. distracted
  4. blank
  5. (coll.) unexpectedly
  6. rash
  7. rashly
dǒu
  1. steep
  2. precipitous
  3. abrubtly
  4. suddenly
  5. unexpectedly
suì
  1. to satisfy
  2. to succeed
  3. then
  4. thereupon
  5. finally
  6. unexpectedly
  7. to proceed
  8. to reach
一霎眼 shàyǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
é
  1. suddenly
  2. very soon
最后,俄狄蒲斯回答了。

Finally, Oedipus replied.

Source: Tatoeba

倏忽 shū (literary) suddenly
倏然 shūrán (literary) suddenly
冷不丁 lěngbudīng
  1. suddenly
  2. by surprise
勃然 rán
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. agitatedly
  4. excitedly
  5. vigorously
yǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. hastily
  4. to cover
  5. to surround
忽地 de suddenly
忽而 ér
  1. suddenly
  2. now (..., now...)
恍然 huǎngrán
  1. suddenly (perceive)
  2. confused; vague; distracted
  1. suddenly
  2. also pr.
suddenly
溘然 rán suddenly
猛丁 měngdīng suddenly
猛可 měng
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
猛地 měngde suddenly
看到警察走来,他猛地跑了开去。

When he saw a policeman coming, he began to run like anything.

Source: Tatoeba

突然间 ránjiān suddenly
突然间,鸦雀无声。

Suddenly, everything fell silent.

Source: Tatoeba

huò (literary) suddenly
我的名字叫霍普金斯。

My name is Hopkins.

Source: Tatoeba

霍然 huòrán
  1. suddenly
  2. quickly
顿然 dùnrán
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
这个受害者被揍了一顿然后被放任不管。

The victim had been beaten up and left for dead.

Source: Tatoeba

蓦然 rán
  1. suddenly
  2. sudden
骤然 zhòurán
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
zhà
  1. at first
  2. suddenly
  3. abruptly
  4. to spread
  5. (of hair) to stand on end
  6. bristling
倏地 shūde
  1. swiftly
  2. suddenly
  1. (old) vaguely
  2. suddenly
  1. leap on or over
  2. suddenly
  1. flourishing
  2. prosperous
  3. suddenly
  4. abruptly
率然 shuàirán
  1. hastily
  2. rashly
  3. suddenly
  1. hurry
  2. fast
  3. suddenly
  1. to neglect
  2. to overlook
  3. to ignore
  4. suddenly
zhòu
  1. sudden
  2. unexpected
  3. abrupt
  4. suddenly
  5. Taiwan pr. zòu
天空风云骤起。

The sky looks angry.

Source: Tatoeba

měng
  1. ferocious
  2. fierce
  3. violent
  4. brave
  5. suddenly
  6. abrupt
  7. (slang) awesome
湯姆猛拉瑪麗的馬尾。

Tom yanked Mary's ponytail.

Source: Tatoeba