出乎预料 (chū hū yù liào) — beyond expectation; to exceed expectations
Definition
A fixed expression meaning something turned out different from what was expected — 'beyond expectation, unexpectedly'. Used as a predicate or with 地 before an adjective/verb (出乎预料地便宜), more literary than everyday 出乎意料.
verb
beyond expectationto exceed expectations
Examples
- 出乎预料。Zhè ge jié guǒ wán quán chū hū yù liào.This result is completely unexpected.
- 出乎预料。Tā de chéng gōng chū hū yù liào le dà jiā de yù liào.His success exceeded everyone's expectations.
- 出乎预料。Tiān qì chū hū yù liào dì biàn lěng le.The weather unexpectedly turned cold.
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