意外

yì wài

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

unexpected; accident; mishap

Measure word: 个

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Characters

意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention音心外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addition夕卜

Examples

这真是很意外。

zhè zhēn shi hěn yì wài。

That is rather unexpected.

他在工作中出了意外。

tā zài gōng zuò zhōng chū le yì wài。

He had an accident at work.