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冷不防

lěng bu fáng

3-character word

What 冷不防 means

1. unexpectedly
2. suddenly
3. at unawares
4. off guard
5. against expectations

The characters in 冷不防

• 冷lěngcold
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against

Example sentences

• 冷不防，老师让每个国家的学生用话筒给大家讲一下自己来哈尔滨的原因。
  Lěngbufáng, lǎoshī ràng měi gè guójiā de xuésheng yòng huàtǒng gěi dàjiā jiǎng yīxià zìjǐ lái Hā'ěrbīn de yuányīn.
  Without warning, the teachers ask students from each country to take the microphone and explain to everyone their reasons for coming to Harbin.