出乎意料 meaning in English
(idiom) unexpected
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Meaning of 出乎意料
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chūhūyìliào
- (idiom) unexpected
出乎意料 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这出乎意料地容易。
It was amazingly easy.
让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。
To my surprise, he was good at singing.
他的歌声出乎意料之外地好听。
To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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乎 hū · interrogative or exclamatory final part… · 5 strokes
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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes
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料 liào · material · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 出乎意料.
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | idea; opinion |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
Questions about 出乎意料
What does 出乎意料 mean?
出乎意料 (chūhūyìliào) means "(idiom) unexpected".
How do you write 出乎意料?
出乎意料 is made of 4 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 乎 (5 strokes), 意 (13 strokes), 料 (10 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.