不测

不測
bùcè
noun #11,312

Meanings

  1. 1 unexpected mishap
  2. 2 contingency
  3. 3 unforeseen disaster

Examples

Chūmén zài wài yào xiǎoxīn, yǐfáng bùcè.
Be careful when you're out, to guard against the unexpected.
Wànyī fāshēng bùcè, nǐ yào zěnme bàn?
What would you do if something unexpected happened?

Tips

memory
Not () + measure/predict () = the unmeasurable, the unpredictable. Something you cannot foresee.
register
不测 is literary/formal. Common collocations: 以防不测 (just in case), 发生不测 (mishap occurs), 不测风云 (the weather is unpredictable -- proverb about life's uncertainties).

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