冷不丁 lěng bu dīng

suddenly; by surprise

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 40155th word

Definitions

  1. 1. suddenly
  2. 2. by surprise

Characters

Character Meaning
冷 lěng HSK 1
cold; surname Leng
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
丁 dīng HSK 6
fourth in order; surname Ding; cubes (of food)