意外
yìwàiTraditional: 意外
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Translation
accident, unexpected, surprising
Word origin
A compound of 意 (yì, intention or expectation) and 外 (wài, outside), literally outside one's expectations, hence unexpected, a surprise or an accident.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 意 (yì, expectation) + 外 (wài, outside)
Stroke order
意
外
Examples
。
This really is a surprise.
。
An accident happened on the road.
。
What he said surprised me a lot.
避。
Accidents are always hard to avoid.
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The result was not really a surprise.
意外 (yì wài) means accident, unexpected, surprising. It works as a noun for a mishap and an adjective for something unforeseen.
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