Definition
料到 is a resultative verb compound (料 'predict' + 到 'arrive/reach') meaning 'to foresee, to expect'. It is commonly used in negative form as 没料到 ('didn't expect') or in rhetorical questions like 谁会料到 ('who could have expected').
r.v.
to foreseeto expect
Examples
- 料到。Wǒ zǎo jiù liào dào tā huì lái.I foresaw a long time ago that he would come.
- ？Shéi liào dào huì xià zhème dà de yǔ?Who could have expected such heavy rain?
- 料到。Tā wánquán méi liào dào jiéguǒ zhème zāogāo.He completely didn't expect the result to be so bad.
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