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意外
yìwài
1. unexpected
2. accident
3. mishap
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

意
yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
HSK 2 13 丶
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (5)

交通意外
jiāotōngyìwài
traffic accident
出乎意外
chūhūyìwài
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chūrényìwài
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出现意外
chūxiànyìwài
(to appear) unexpected(ly)
意外事故
yìwàishìgù
accident

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,583 of 84,292