意料之外 yì liào zhī wài ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ ji3 liu6 zi1 ngoi6 HSK 7-9
- (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
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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)
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- 意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 to anticipate; to expect
- 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
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
Example sentences
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意料之外 ， 收获 收穫 颇 頗 丰 。
Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.
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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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