Characters
- 出 (出): to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 乎 (乎): (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- 意 (意): Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- 料 (料): material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
Resources
- Wiktionary: 出乎意料
- MDBG: 出乎意料
- Examples with 出乎意料 on Tatoeba
Examples
他的歌聲出乎意料之外地好聽。
这出乎意料地容易。
让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。