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How is 意料 used in a sentence?

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1. 我意料到今天会下雨。(Wǒ yì liào dào jīntiān huì xià yǔ.) - I anticipated that it would rain today.

2. 这个结果并不在我的意料之中。(Zhège jiéguǒ bìng bù zài wǒ de yì liào zhī zhōng.) - This result was not within my expectations.

3. 我们都没有料到他会突然离开。(Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu liào dào tā huì tūrán líkāi.) - None of us expected him to suddenly leave.

4. 他的表现超出了我的意料。(Tā de biǎoxiàn chāochū le wǒ de yì liào.) - His performance exceeded my expectations.

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意料 (yìliào) means expectation or what you anticipate will happen. It’s usually used in set phrases and often appears with 意料之中 or 意料之外.

Core meaning:
what you expect
your prediction
what you think will happen
It’s about mental anticipation, not desire or hope.

Common patterns
意料之中= within expectations
结果在意料之中。The result was expected.
意料之外= outside expectations, unexpected
这件事完全在意料之外。This was completely unexpected.
出乎意料= surprisingly / unexpectedly
他的表现出乎意料。His performance was surprisingly good.

Standalone usage
意料 by itself is less common in everyday speech, but you’ll see:
超出意料 Beyond expectations
不在他的意料里 Not something he expected

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