意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 HSK 7-9
- to anticipate; to expect
- expectations
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More words with these characters
意
- 主意 zhǔ yi ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ zyu2 ji3 plan
- 介意 jiè yì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ gaai3 ji3 to care about
- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 创意 創意 chuàng yì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ cong3 ji3 creative
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- 合意 hé yì ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji3 to suit one's taste
- 同意 tóng yì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ tung4 ji3 to agree
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 执意 執意 zhí yì ㄓˊ ㄧˋ zap1 ji3 to be determined to
- 大意 dà yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ daai6 ji3 general idea
- 大意 dà yi ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧ daai6 ji3 careless
- 好意 hǎo yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ hou2 ji3 good intention
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 寓意 yù yì ㄩˋ ㄧˋ jyu6 ji3 moral (of a story)
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 恶意 惡意 è yì ㄜˋ ㄧˋ ok3 ji3 malice
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 意味 yì wèi ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ ji3 mei6 meaning
料
- 不料 bù liào ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ bat1 liu6 unexpectedly
- 佐料 zuǒ liào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zo3 liu2 condiments
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 塑料 sù liào ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ sou3 liu2 plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
Show 15 more words with 料
- 料到 liào dào ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ liu6 dou3 to foresee
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 木料 mù liào ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ muk6 liu2 lumber
- 材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 (raw) material
- 染料 rǎn liào ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jim5 liu2 dye
- 照料 zhào liào ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ziu3 liu6 to tend
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 肥料 féi liào ㄈㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fei4 liu2 fertilizer
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
- 资料 資料 zī liào ㄗ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi1 liu2 material
- 预料 預料 yù liào ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyu6 liu6 to forecast
- 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jam2 liu6 drink
- 饲料 飼料 sì liào ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi6 liu2 feed; fodder
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
- 原材料 yuán cái liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 coi4 liu2 raw and semifinished materials
Idioms with these characters
- 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 出乎意料 地 容易 。
It was amazingly easy.
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意料之外 , 收获 收穫 颇 頗 丰 。
Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.
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事情 的 发展 發展 完全 出乎 我 意料 。
I expected something quite different to happen.
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他 的 歌声 歌聲 出乎意料 之外 地 好听 好聽 。
To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.
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让 讓 我 出乎意料 的 是 , 他 居然 很 会 會 唱歌 。
To my surprise, he was good at singing.
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