出
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Unexpected (idiom) in Chinese: 出人意料 (chū rén yì liào)

chū rén yì liào

unexpected (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2surprising

Stroke order

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出
人
意
料

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄠˋ

liào

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这场比赛的结果实在出人意料。

    zhè chǎng bǐ sài de jié guǒ shí zài chū rén yì liào。

    The result of this match was truly unexpected.

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Related words

人

rén

person

出

chū

to go out

料

liào

material

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

意思

yì si

idea

别人

bié ren

other people

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

客人

kè rén

visitor

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

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