意外(yì wài): unexpected
HSK 32 characters
unexpected
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yì wài
- Meaning
- unexpected
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
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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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