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冷不丁
lěng​bu​dīng

suddenly

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 冷 lěng
    sudden
    (bound form) sudden; unexpected; shot from hiding
  2. 不 bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction
  3. 丁 dīng
    extremely small
    (bound form) Extremely small; a tiny bit