冷不丁 lěng bu dīng — suddenly

冷不丁
lěng bu dīng

Characters: 冷 · 不 · 丁

Definitions

  1. suddenly
  2. by surprise

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. suddenly
  2. by surprise

ExtDict

  1. 〈方〉冷不防～吓了一跳。

Examples

  • 身后冷不丁一声喝，吓他一跳。

    A sudden shout behind him made him jump.

  • 他冷不丁冒出一句话。

    Out of nowhere he blurted out a remark.

  • 冷不丁下起雨来。

    It began to rain all of a sudden.