Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 冷不丁 (lěngbudīng) unexpectedly

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.