平白无故

平白無故

píngbái-wúgù

idiom

Meanings

1 for no reason at all
2 out of the blue
3 without cause

Characters

Examples

他平白无故被骂了一顿，很委屈。

Tā píngbáiwúgù bèi mà le yí dùn, hěn wěiqu.

He was scolded out of the blue and felt wronged.

平白无故地就涨价，消费者很不满。

Píngbáiwúgù de jiù zhǎngjià, xiāofèizhě hěn bùmǎn.

Prices went up for no reason at all, and consumers were upset.

Tips

usage

Implies injustice or surprise — you expected a reason and got none. Often combined with 被 to describe being wronged.

Stroke Order

平 píng

白 bái

无 wú

故 gù