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To anticipate in Chinese: 意料 (yì liào)

yì liào

to anticipate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to anticipate; to expect
  2. 2expectations

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意
料

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄠˋ

liào

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个结果完全出乎我的意料。

    zhè ge jié guǒ wán quán chū hū wǒ de yì liào。

    This outcome was completely beyond my expectations.

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Related words

料

liào

material

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

材料

cái liào

(raw) material

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

意见

yì jiàn

idea

饮料

yǐn liào

drink

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

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