出其不意 chūqíbùyì to take someone by surprise Origin Definitions Defs 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不意 bùyì unawareness a state of being caught off guard or unprepared