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意料之外 (yì liào zhī wài) – (idiom) contrary to expectation

yì liào zhī wài

(idiom) contrary to expectation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected

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Related words

外

wài

outside

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

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

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

故意

gù yì

deliberately

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