出人意料

chūrényìliào

idiom HSK 7 #10,586

Meanings

1 unexpected
2 surprising
3 beyond expectations

Characters

Examples

比赛的结果出人意料。

Bǐsài de jiéguǒ chūrényìliào.

The result of the match was unexpected.

出人意料的是，他竟然同意了。

Chūrényìliào de shì, tā jìngrán tóngyì le.

Surprisingly, he actually agreed.

Stroke Order

出 chū

人 rén

意 yì

料 liào