意外
unexpected; surprising
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- Pinyin
- yìwài
- Strokes
- 18
- In episodes
- 2
Stroke order for 意外
意外 is written with 18 strokes (意: 13, 外: 5). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 3. 让人意外 = surprising; 意外地 = unexpectedly.
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可是真正拿到钱的公司少得让人意外，钱几乎都流向了同一小群人。
But the number of companies that actually get money is surprisingly small, and the money almost all flows to the same small group of people.
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所以总统的话，让以色列人很意外。
So the president's words made Israelis very surprised.
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