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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