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意外 yìwài

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:
>[gè]

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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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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

音心

Number of Strokes

13
wài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bo represents the meaning and yuè represents the sound. 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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hāi , 没什么 méi shén me 关系 guānxi ! 肯定 kěndìng Néng 受得 zhù 这么点儿 xiǎo 意外 yìwài .

O, it is nothing! She must bear these little mishaps.

母马容忍 róngrěn 后代 hòudài 粗暴 cū bào 野蛮 yěmán de 程度 chéngdù Jiào rén 意外 yìwài .

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

zhè 箱子 xiāng zi qīng 出人意外 chū rén yì wài .

The suitcase is surprisingly light.

特林感到 gǎn dào 意外 yìwài ér lèng le 片刻 piànkè , dàn 随即 suíjí jiāng 心态 xīntài 调整 tiáozhěng le 过来 guò lái .

For a moment, Triner was surprised. Then her mind shifted gears.

如果 rúguǒ 继续 jìxù xiā 摆弄 bǎi nòng zhī Qiāng , jiù huì 发生 fāshēng 意外 yìwài .

If you go on fooling with that gun, there'll be an accident.

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.

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