Chinese word dictionary

猝不及防

cù bù jí fáng · to be caught off guard; without warning

Word information

Simplified猝不及防
Traditional猝不及防
Pinyincù bù jí fáng
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 猝不及防

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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