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意外

yì wài
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. unexpected
  2. 2. accident
  3. 3. mishap

Example Sentences

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你聽說過這場 意外 嗎？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 836417)
他為這個 意外 指責我。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 844489)
會有 意外 發生。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 897275)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 意外

意外事故
yì wài shì gù

accident

出人意外
chū rén yì wài

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

交通意外
jiāo tōng yì wài

traffic accident

出乎意外
chū hū yì wài

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

Child Words of 意外

意
yì

idea

外
wài

outside