未料
wèi liào
Pinyin

Definition

未料
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wèi liào
  1. to not anticipate
  2. to not expect
  3. unanticipated
  4. unexpected

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

未
wèi
  1. 1 not yet
  2. 2 did not
  3. 3 have not
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未来
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
资料
zī liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 resources
  3. 3 data
  4. 4 information
  5. 5 profile (Internet)
  6. 6 CL:份[fèn],個|个[gè]
不料
bù liào
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
主料
zhǔ liào
  1. 1 main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
塑料
sù liào
  1. 1 plastics
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
塑料袋
sù liào dài
  1. 1 plastic bag
布料
bù liào
  1. 1 cloth
  2. 2 material
从未
cóng wèi
  1. 1 never
意料
yì liào
  1. 1 to anticipate
  2. 2 to expect
意犹未尽
yì yóu wèi jìn
  1. 1 to wish to continue sth
  2. 2 to have not fully expressed oneself
料
liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 stuff
  3. 3 grain
  4. 4 feed
  5. 5 to expect
  6. 6 to anticipate
  7. 7 to guess
料到
liào dào
  1. 1 to foresee
  2. 2 to anticipate
料理
liào lǐ
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to handle
  3. 3 to cook
  4. 4 cuisine
  5. 5 art of cooking
料酒
liào jiǔ
  1. 1 cooking wine
未免
wèi miǎn
  1. 1 unavoidably
  2. 2 can't help
  3. 3 really
  4. 4 rather

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
  1. 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
  1. 1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an incredible foresight
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
  3. 3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi
  1. 1 not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
  2. 2 not altogether inexcusable
  3. 3 understandable
未可同日而语
wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day

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