始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
Pinyin

Definition

始料未及
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shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. unforeseen
  3. to be surprised by the turn of events

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 to reach
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 in time for
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°
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
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
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
  1. 1 to harm the innocent (idiom)