意料之中

yìliào zhīzhōng

phrase #19,035

Meanings

1 as expected
2 within expectations
3 no surprise

Characters

intention; meaning

to expect; to anticipate

of (classical particle)

Examples

他的成功完全在意料之中。

Tā de chénggōng wánquán zàiyì liào zhīzhōng.

His success was entirely as expected.

这个结果是意料之中的事。

Zhège jiéguǒ shì yìliào zhīzhōng de shì.

This result was no surprise.

Tips

usage

Often used with 在...之中. The opposite is 意料之外 (yìliàozhīwài) — unexpected, beyond expectations.

Stroke Order

意 yì

料 liào

之 zhī

中 zhōng