意料 yì liào 🔊 to anticipate; to expect HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings yì liào to anticipate; to expectexpectations Its characters 意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense料liàomaterialHSK 6 Words with 意料 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài contrary to expectation; unexpected 出人意料 chū rén yì liào unexpected (idiom) HSK 7–9 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào unexpected 意料之中 yì liào zhī zhōng to come as no surprise