不料búliàounexpectedly; to one's surpriseHSK 6PronunciationbúliàoExample sentence我以为他会拒绝,不料他一口答应了。Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì jùjué, búliào tā yì kǒu dāyìng le.I thought he would refuse, but unexpectedly he agreed right away.Read and choose an answerOne fixed sampleExplore a sample