不出所料 (bù chū suǒ liào) — as expected; just as expected

Definition

An idiom meaning 'just as expected' — used when something was predictable. It usually appears as a sentence adverb at the start, before the result.

idiom

as expectedjust as expected

不出所料，。
bù chū suǒ liào, Tā jīn tiān yòu chí dào le.
As expected, he was late again today.
不出所料，。
Bǐ sài de jié guǒ bù chū suǒ liào, wǒ men yíng le.
The result of the game was as expected – we won.
不出所料，。
bù chū suǒ liào, Tā yòu wàng jì dài yào shi le.
As expected, she forgot to bring her keys again.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

米斗料

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

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