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不料(bùliào) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction unexpectedly; who would have thought (used at the start of the second clause)

   本想早点出发，不料车又坏了。

   Běn xiǎng zǎodiǎn chūfā, bùliào chē yòu huài le.

   We meant to set off early, but unexpectedly the car broke down again.