# 意料 (yìliào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 意料 (yìliào) means “to anticipate; expectation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to anticipate; expectation
- Pinyin: yìliào (yi4 liao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 比赛结果完全出乎我们的意料。
  Bǐsài jiéguǒ wánquán chūhū wǒmen de yìliào.
  The result of the match was completely beyond our expectations.

## Characters

- 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/yi-liao-anticipate/

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