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意外
yì wài
accident, unexpected
HSK 5Legendary
What does 意外 mean?
意外 (pinyin: yì wài) means accident, unexpected. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 意外
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 意 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 外
The characters of 意外
| 意 | yì | component character |
| 外 | wài | outside (HSK 2) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 观察 | guān chá | to observe |
| 平 | Píng | flat, even |
| 时刻 | shí kè | moment, time |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk |
| 期间 | qī jiān | period, during |
| 采取 | cǎi qǔ | adopt, take (measures) |
| 权利 | quán lì | right |
| 布 | bù | cloth, fabric; to announce |
Full HSK 5 list · Translate a sentence with 意外
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