冷不丁 (lěngbudīng) unexpectedly
Usage:
“冷不丁”是方言,也说“冷不防”,指事情发生得很突然,说话人之前没有意识或者预料到。
As a dialect, “冷不丁” means unexpectedly or suddenly. We also say “冷不防”.
Sentences:
1、Gōngzuò le shínián, lěngbudīng chéngle jiātíng fùnǚ, tā juéde hěn wúliáo.
工作了十年,冷不丁成了家庭妇女,她觉得很无聊。
Having worked for ten years, she feels boring when she became a housewife suddenly.
2、Tā lùguò cāochǎng de shíhou, yígè zúqiú lěngbudīng zádào le tāde tóu.
她路过操场的时候,一个足球冷不丁砸到了她的头。
A football hit her head suddenly when she passed by the playground.