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出乎意料

chū hū yì liào · chu hu yi liao

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Meaning

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  1. beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
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A very cheap pot

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)的(de)茶(chá)，一壶(yīhú)只要(zhǐyào)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    At this teahouse, a pot of tea is only ten yuan.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？这(zhè)太(tài)出乎意料(chūhūyìliào)了(le)！

    Really? That's totally unexpected!

  3. Liangliang

    热水(rèshuǐ)还(hái)可以(kěyǐ)一直(yīzhí)加(jiā)。

    And you can keep adding hot water.

  4. Qiqi

    欢迎(huānyíng)！今天(jīntiān)开业(kāiyè)第一天(dìyītiān)，所以(suǒyǐ)特别(tèbié)便宜(piányi)。

    Welcome! It's our opening day, so it's extra cheap.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)我们(wǒmen)是(shì)第一批(dìyīpī)客人(kèrén)，真(zhēn)出乎意料(chūhūyìliào)！

    So we are the first guests. How unexpected!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)出(chū)乎(hū)意(yì)料(liào)地(de)容(róng)易(yì)。

It was amazingly easy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)结(jié)果(guǒ)出(chū)乎(hū)意(yì)料(liào)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)。

The result of the match was unexpected; nobody had anticipated it.

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