WordTaiwan frequency #23,456
出其不意
ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ
“to catch someone off guard; to act when the other side is unprepared; by surprise; unexpectedly”
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出
ㄔㄨ
To go out or come out; to arise or occur; to produce or yield; to leave or depart; to give or pay; to appear or manifest.
其
ㄑㄧˊ
Pronoun: his; her; its; their; that; such; it; function word: used at end of sentence to indicate doubt; used in middle or end of sentence after 彼 or 何.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
意
ㄧˋ
Meaning; idea; thought; intention; will; desire; feeling; interest; opinion; a prejudice; Italy.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 其他ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚother; else; the rest; besides; in addition
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 指出ㄓˇ ㄔㄨto point out; to indicate; to identify or highlight something explicitly.
- 其實ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊactually; in fact; really; truly; used to state the real situation or correct a misunderstanding.
- 出現ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to emerge; to show up; to arise; to come into view
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 提出ㄊㄧˊ ㄔㄨto raise or put forward (an issue, idea, or proposal); to suggest; to withdraw (cash); to post (online).
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner