出人意料 meaning in English

chūrényìliào

unexpected (idiom); surprising

HSK 7-930 strokes

Meaning of 出人意料

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chūrényìliào
  1. unexpected (idiom)
  2. surprising

Stroke order for each character

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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

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人 rén · person · 2 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 出人意料.

出来chūláito come out; to appear
女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
出去chūqùto go out
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
意思yìsiidea; opinion
人们rénmenpeople

Questions about 出人意料

What does 出人意料 mean?

出人意料 (chūrényìliào) means "unexpected (idiom); surprising".

How do you write 出人意料?

出人意料 is made of 4 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 人 (2 strokes), 意 (13 strokes), 料 (10 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.

Is 出人意料 an HSK word?

Yes. 出人意料 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.