What does 不料 mean?
不料
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
Its characters
- 不 not
- 料 material
In a sentence
我本想早点到，不料路上堵车了。 I meant to arrive early, but unexpectedly there was a traffic jam.
我差点笑出声来，不料看了一会儿，竟然好像真的看见了那匹马。
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