Meaning of 意料之外
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yìliàozhīwài
- (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
意料之外 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他的歌声出乎意料之外地好听。
To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.
意料之外，收获颇丰。
Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.
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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes
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料 liào · material · 10 strokes
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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes
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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 意料之外.
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | idea; opinion |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | satisfied; pleased |
| 故意 | gùyì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
Questions about 意料之外
What does 意料之外 mean?
意料之外 (yìliào zhī wài) means "(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected".
How do you write 意料之外?
意料之外 is made of 4 characters: 意 (13 strokes), 料 (10 strokes), 之 (3 strokes), 外 (5 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.
Is 意料之外 an HSK word?
Yes. 意料之外 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.