意想 (yì xiǎng) — (noun) expectation; (verb, literary) to expect;…

Definição

A formal/literary word for 'expectation' or 'to expect,' used in writing rather than everyday speech. It pairs with 不到 in 意想不到 ('unexpected').

noun

expectation

verb

(verb, literary) to expectto anticipate

意想。
Zhè ge jié guǒ què shí chū hū dà jiā de yì xiǎng.
This result really is beyond everyone's expectation.
。
Zhēn shì yì xiǎng bú dào de shì qing.
It's truly an unexpected thing.
意想。
Tā de yì xiǎng yǔ shí jì qíng kuàng bù fú.
His expectation doesn't match the actual situation.