一如所料

yīrúsuǒliào

phrase

Meanings

1 just as expected
2 as anticipated

Characters

that which; nominalizer

to anticipate; predict

Examples

结果一如所料，他赢得了比赛。

Jiéguǒ yīrúsuǒliào, tā yíng de le bǐsài.

The result was just as expected — he won the match.

一如所料，会议被推迟了。

Yīrúsuǒliào, huìyì bèi tuīchí le.

As expected, the meeting was postponed.

Tips

usage

Slightly formal/written. Synonym 不出所料 (bùchūsuǒliào) is more common in everyday speech with the same "as predicted" meaning.

Stroke Order

一 yī

如 rú

所 suǒ

料 liào