出乎意料

chū hū yì liào · chu hu yi liao

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Meaning

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  1. beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)出(chū)乎(hū)意(yì)料(liào)地(de)容(róng)易(yì)。

It was amazingly easy.

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02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)结(jié)果(guǒ)出(chū)乎(hū)意(yì)料(liào),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)。

The result of the match was unexpected; nobody had anticipated it.

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