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料到

liào dào · liao dao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to foresee
  2. to anticipate
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The empty stall

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)真(zhēn)没(méi)料到(liàodào)，夜市(yèshì)今天(jīntiān)这么(zhème)多(duō)人(rén)！

    I really didn't expect so many people at the night market today!

  2. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)周末(zhōumò)，我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)料到(liàodào)了(le)。

    It's the weekend. I expected it long ago.

  3. Liangliang

    红薯(hóngshǔ)要(yào)排(pái)一小时(yīxiǎoshí)！看(kàn)，那家(nàjiā)没人(méirén)排队(páiduì)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)！

    The sweet potato line is an hour! Look, nobody is queuing at that stall. I'll go buy.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    OK, I'll wait for you here.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)红薯(hóngshǔ)是(shì)凉(liáng)的(de)，还(hái)很(hěn)硬(yìng)！

    This sweet potato is cold, and hard too!

  6. Dengdeng

    没人(méirén)排队(páiduì)，我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)料到(liàodào)了(le)。

    Nobody was queuing. I expected that.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)完(wán)全(quán)没(méi)料(liào)到(dào)会(huì)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)碰(pèng)到(dào)你(nǐ)。

I didn't expect to see you here at all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by corina · English by miklandr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

谁(shuí)也(yě)没(méi)料(liào)到(dào)天(tiān)气(qì)会(huì)突(tū)然(rán)变(biàn)冷(lěng)。

No one anticipated that the weather would suddenly turn cold.

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