出乎意料 chū hū yì liào

DEFINITIONS

  1. beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

CHARACTERS

出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
乎 hū
HSK 3
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think
料 liào
HSK 3
consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients