意料之外 yì liào zhī wài

unexpected; contrary to expectation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. unexpected
  2. 2. contrary to expectation

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
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign