出其不备 chūqíbùbèi to catch off guard Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 出 chū verb to go out to go or come out; to exit (from inside to outside)其 qí pronoun [third-person possessive] his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously不备 不備 bùbèi off guard not prepared; caught off guard