beyond expectation; unexpected
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
beyond expectation; outside of what is expected
literaryPrimarily used in the literary set phrase 出人意表 (beyond people's expectation). Rarely used as a standalone word in modern spoken Chinese.
Tā他
de的
jué决
dìng定
chū出
rén人
yì意
biǎo表
。
His decision was beyond expectation.
Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
jié结
guǒ果
chū出
rén人
yì意
biǎo表
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
jīng惊
yà讶
。
The result of this match was unexpected; everyone was surprised.
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Shì事
chū出
yì意
biǎo表
，
dà大
jiā家
yī一
shí时
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
cuò措
。
The matter occurred unexpectedly, and for a moment everyone was at a loss.