不料
Old HSK 6
不料 (bùliào) · unexpectedly
不料 (bùliào) means “unexpectedly; to one's surprise”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 料 (ingredients). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不料 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
料 liào · ingredients
What 料 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我本来想出去，不料下起了大雨。Wǒ běnlái xiǎng chūqu, bùliào xiàqǐ le dàyǔ.I wanted to go out, but unexpectedly it started pouring.
不料他早就知道了。Bùliào tā zǎo jiù zhīdao le.Unexpectedly, he already knew.
Questions about 不料
What does 不料 mean?
不料 (bùliào) means “unexpectedly; to one's surprise”.
How do you pronounce 不料?
不料 is pronounced bùliào.
Which HSK level is 不料?
不料 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不料 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.