意外(yì wài)

HSK 52 characters

unexpected

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 意外 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 这真是很意外

    zhè zhēn shì hěn yì wài

    That is rather unexpected.

  • 意外发生在两年前。

    yì wài fā shēng zài liǎng nián qián

    The accident happened two years ago.

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