意料
Old HSK 6
意料 (yìliào) · to expect
意料 (yìliào) means “to expect; to anticipate”. It is written with 2 characters: 意 (thought) + 料 (ingredients). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 意料 is built
The characters
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
料 liào · ingredients
What 料 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
结果出乎大家的意料。Jiéguǒ chūhū dàjiā de yìliào.The result was beyond everyone's expectations.
这是意料之中的事。Zhè shì yìliào zhīzhōng de shì.This was to be expected.
Questions about 意料
What does 意料 mean?
意料 (yìliào) means “to expect; to anticipate”.
How do you pronounce 意料?
意料 is pronounced yìliào.
Which HSK level is 意料?
意料 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 满意mǎnyìsatisfied
- 意见yìjiànopinion
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 愿意yuànyìto be willing
- 生意shēngyibusiness
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 意外yìwàiunexpected
Learn 意料 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 216: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.