料到 (liào dào) — to foresee, to expect
Definition
料到 means 'to foresee / to expect' — like 预料, but in the common [没]∼ pattern: 没料到 = 'didn't expect', often with surprise at the outcome.
verb
to foreseeto expect
Examples
- 料到。Wǒ zǎo jiù liào dào tā huì lái.I foresaw a long time ago that he would come.
- ？Shuí liào dào huì xià zhè me dà de yǔ?Who could have expected such heavy rain?
- 料到。Tā wán quán méi liào dào jié guǒ zhè me zāo gāo.He completely didn't expect the result to be so bad.
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