不测
bú
bù
cè
cè

Definitions

  1. 1. unexpected
  2. 2. measureless
  3. 3. unexpected circumstance
  4. 4. contingency
  5. 5. mishap

Components

  • 不 bù – (negative prefix)
  • 测 cè – to survey

Related Words

  • 以备不测 yǐ bèi bù cè – to be prepared for accidents
  • 屡遭不测 lǚ zāo bù cè – beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
  • 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú – fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment