出乎预料

出乎預料

chūhūyùliào

idiom #46,235

Meanings

1 beyond expectation
2 unexpected
3 surprising

Characters

come out, go beyond

from (classical preposition)

expect, foresee

Examples

结果出乎预料，所有人都很惊讶。

Jiéguǒ chū hū yù liào, suǒyǒu rén dōu hěn jīngyà.

The result was unexpected — everyone was surprised.

他的回答出乎预料地冷静。

Tā de huídá chū hū yù liào de lěngjìng.

His answer was unexpectedly calm.

Tips

usage

Near-synonym of 出人意料 and 出乎意料 (the last is slightly more common in speech).

Stroke Order

出 chū

乎 hū

预 yù

料 liào