意料之中 yì liào zhī zhōng

as expected; to come as no surprise

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18883rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. as expected
  2. 2. to come as no surprise

Characters

Character Meaning
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
料 liào HSK 3
material; stuff; to expect
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle