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出乎意料的 (chū hū yì liào de) — “Unexpected, surprising” in Chinese

出乎意料的 (chū hū yì liào de) means “unexpected, surprising, unforeseen, out of the blue” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and 2 example sentences with English translations.

Usage

unexpected

surprising

unforeseen

out of the blue

他们对出乎意料的形势变化感到震惊。

They were horrified at this unexpected turn of events.

发生了一件出乎意料的事。

Something unexpected occurred.

The characters in 出乎意料的

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
出
chū5go or come out
乎
hū5classical interrogative particle
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
料
liào10material, expect, feed
的
de8possessive or descriptive particle

More words starting with 出

  • chū出chǒu丑make a fool of oneself, embarrass oneself
  • chū出zhú主yi意give an idea, offer advice
  • chū出hū乎beyond, contrary to
  • chū出hū乎qí其lèi类bá拔hū乎qí其cuì萃Outstanding and preeminent, Surpassing its peers
  • chū出hū乎yì意wài外de地unexpectedly, surprisingly
  • chū出hū乎suó所yǒu有rén人de的yì意liào料To everyone's surprise, Against all expectations
  • chū出le了happened, occurred
  • chū出le了gè个emerged, arose
  • chū出le了gè个xiǎo小cuò错Made a small mistake, Made a slight error
  • chū出le了míng名become famous, be well-known
  • chū出le了míng名de地famously, notoriously
  • chū出le了míng名de的famous, well-known

Frequently asked questions

What does 出乎意料的 mean in Chinese?
出乎意料的 (chū hū yì liào de) means “unexpected, surprising, unforeseen, out of the blue”.
How do you pronounce 出乎意料的?
出乎意料的 is pronounced chū hū yì liào de in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “unexpected” in Chinese?
“unexpected” is 出乎意料的 (chū hū yì liào de) in Chinese.
How is 出乎意料的 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 出乎意料的, each with pinyin and an English translation.
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