chū qí bù yì
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  • slbeyond one's range of expectation; take somebody by surprise

    • chū qí bù yì de duì mǒu rén xià shǒu

      出其不意某人下手

      catch somebody with his pants down

    • wǒ men chū qí bù yì xí jī le dí rén

      我们出其不意袭击敌人

      We caught the enemy unawares with our attack.

    • jǐng fāng chū qí bù yì de dài bǔ le rù shì qiè zéi

      警方出其不意逮捕入室窃贼

      The police took the burglars by surprise.

    • chū qí bù yì zài rèn hé jìn gōng zhōng dōu hěn zhòng yào

      出其不意任何进攻重要

      An element of surprise is important to any attack.

    • tā chū qí bù yì dì xí jī le tā men yīn cǐ tā men guāi guāi tóu xiáng le

      出其不意袭击他们因此他们乖乖投降

      He surprised them, so they gave up quietly.

    • měi guó rén jiàn shi guò chū qí bù yì de tū xí

      美国人见识出其不意突袭

      Americans have known surprise attacks.

Word usage

  • Note
    1."出其不意" is used to describe military or other behaviors; 2. "出其不意" is often used with the unprepared ones; 3."其" cannot be written as "奇".