意料之外 yì liào zhī wài

DEFINITIONS

  1. contrary to expectation
  2. unexpected

CHARACTERS

意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think
料 liào
HSK 3
consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign