出人意料 chūrényìliào unexpected (idiom)
unexpected (idiom); surprising
How to remember 出人意料: 出 go out + 人 person + 意 idea + 料 ingredients = unexpected (idiom).
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How it is used
- An idiom: 'unexpected, surprising, beyond what people anticipated' - 结果出人意料 (jiéguǒ chūrényìliào) the outcome was surprising.
- Literally 'to go beyond people's expectations'; a set phrase often used adverbially. Synonym 出乎意料 (chūhū yìliào) is near-identical.