出乎意料

chū hū yì liào

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1. beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

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Child Words of 出乎意料

• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 意料 意料 yì liào: to anticipate; to expect
• 料 料 liào: material
• 乎 乎 hū: (classical particle similar to 於|于[yú]) in
• 出乎 出乎 chū hū: due to
• 意 意 yì: idea