意料

yì liào · yi liao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to anticipate; to expect
  2. expectations

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2 examples
01

事(shì)情(qíng)的(de)发(fā)展(zhǎn)完(wán)全(quán)出(chū)乎(hū)我(wǒ)意(yì)料(liào)。

I expected something quite different to happen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)结(jié)果(guǒ)出(chū)乎(hū)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)的(de)意(yì)料(liào)。

The result of the match was beyond everyone's expectations.

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