# 出人意料 (chūrényìliào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 出人意料 (chūrényìliào) means “unexpectedly; beyond expectation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unexpectedly; beyond expectation
- Pinyin: chūrényìliào (chu1 ren2 yi4 liao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 比赛的结果非常出人意料。
  Bǐsài de jiéguǒ fēicháng chūrényìliào.
  The result of the match was quite unexpected.

## Characters

- [出](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-go-out/) (chū): to go out; to come out
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people
- 意 (yì): idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
- [料](https://hanziro.com/word/liao-material/) (liào): material; ingredients

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-ren-yi-liao-unexpectedly/

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