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

HSK 5

平白无故地就涨价，消费者很不满。

Píngbái-wúgù de jiù zhǎngjià, xiāofèizhě hěn bùmǎn.

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

HSK 7-9

他平白无故被骂了一顿，很委屈。

Tā píngbái-wúgù bèi mà le yí dùn, hěn wěiqu.

He was scolded out of the blue and felt wronged.

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