wài

HSK 3
common

Meaning of 意外

意外 means unexpected; unforeseen; surprising; accident; mishap; unfortunate incident. Pronounced yì wài. HSK 3.

  • unexpected; unforeseen; surprising
  • accident; mishap; unfortunate incident

Definitions & Examples

zuó
tiān
de
biǎo
bái
ràng
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
wài
 

His confession yesterday took me completely by surprise.

Zhè
shì
wài
de
shōu
huò
 

This was an unexpected gain.

shàng
shēng
le
wài
shì
 
dǎo
zhì
jiāo
tōng
 

An unexpected accident happened on the road, causing a traffic jam.

de
chéng
gōng
lái
yǒu
xiē
wài
 

His success came somewhat unexpectedly.