不意

bù yì

Meanings

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bù yì

1.unexpectedly
2.unawareness
3.unpreparedness

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Wiktionary

1.unexpectedly; to one's surprise
2.unawareness; unpreparedness
3.to not anticipate

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Related words

出其不意 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard 出其不意，攻其不备 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])