始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí

unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38565th word

Definitions

  1. 1. unforeseen
  2. 2. to be surprised by the turn of events
  3. 3. not expected at the outset (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
始 shǐ HSK 2
to begin; to start; only then
料 liào HSK 3
material; stuff; to expect
未 wèi HSK 5
not yet; not; have not
及 jí HSK 4
to reach; and; up to