料想

liàoxiǎng

verb #16,581

Meanings

1 to expect; to presume
2 to think (something is likely)

Characters

to anticipate; material

to think; to suppose

Examples

我料想他不会来了。

Wǒ liàoxiǎng tā búhuì lái le.

I expect he won't come.

没有料想到事情会这样发展。

Méiyǒu liàoxiǎng dào shìqíng huì zhèyàng fāzhǎn.

I didn't expect things to develop this way.

Tips

usage

料想 is slightly more formal than 想 or 以为. Often used with 到: 料想到 (expected that...) or in the negative: 没料想到 (didn't expect that...).

Stroke Order

料 liào

想 xiǎng