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意外 yìwài

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意外 yìwài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 意外 yìwài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yìwài | yi4 wai4
English translation
unexpected
accident
mishap
CL:個 gè
>个 gè [gè]

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HSK level

5

Traditional form

意外 yìwài

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 意外 yìwài

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意 Yì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 心 xīn represents the meaning and 音 yīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

音 yīn

Semantic compound

心 xīn

Positional decomposition

⿱音心

Number of Strokes

13
外 wài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 卜 bo represents the meaning and 月 yuè represents the sound. 卜 bo here is used iconically as an arrow pointing to the outside.

Positional decomposition

⿰夕卜

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 意外 yìwài

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母马容忍 róngrěn 后代 hòudài 粗暴 cū bào 和 hé 野蛮 yěmán 的 de 程度 chéngdù 教 Jiào 人 rén 意外 yìwài .

Mares are surprisingly tolerant of the roughness and rudeness of their own offspring.

头颅 tóu lú 、 胸腔 xiōng qiāng 和 hé 腹腔 fù qiāng 除 chú 意 Yì 外 wài 事故 shìgù 外 wài , 仍 réng 属 shǔ 不 bù 能 Néng 切开的 de 禁区 jìn qū .

The head, chest, and abdomen were still sanctuaries not to be opened, unless by accident.

这 zhè 箱子 xiāng zi 轻 qīng 得 dé 出人意外 chū rén yì wài .

The suitcase is surprisingly light.

我 wǒ 昨晚 zuó wǎn 意外 yìwài 地 de 交 jiāo 上 shǎng 了 le 好运 hǎo yùn .

A good fortune fell by chance on me last night.

她 tā 完全 wánquán 神经 shénjīng 过敏 guòmǐn , 我 wǒ 敢 gǎn 说 shuì 她 tā 禁不住 jīn bu zhù 这 zhè 意外 yìwài .

She's all nerves , and she couldn't bear the surprise, I'm positive.

意外 yìwài Decomposition

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意外 yìwài Compounds

See all 16 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 意外 yìwài in their composition.

  • 意 Yì
    • 臆 yì , 癔 yì , 薏 yì , 憶 yì , 噫 yī , 檍 yì , 譩 yī , 镱 yì , 億 yì , 嬑, 澺, 燱, 繶, 醷, 鐿
  • 外 wài
    • 迯
A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

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