# 意料之外 (yìliàozhīwài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 意料之外 (yìliàozhīwài) means “beyond expectation; unexpected”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: beyond expectation; unexpected
- Pinyin: yìliàozhīwài (yi4 liao4 zhi1 wai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个结果完全在意料之外。
  Zhège jiéguǒ wánquán zài yìliàozhīwài.
  This outcome was completely unexpected.

## Characters

- 意 (yì): idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
- [料](https://hanziro.com/word/liao-material/) (liào): material; ingredients
- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [外](https://hanziro.com/word/wai-outside/) (wài): outside; foreign

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-liao-zhi-wai-beyond-expectation/

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