意外 (yìwài) means Unexpected (accident). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的到来让我很 意外 。
Tā de dàolái ràng wǒ hěn yìwài.
His arrival surprised me.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 意外
路上发生了一起 意外 。
Lù shàng fāshēng le yì qǐ yìwài.
An accident happened on the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 意外
这个消息颇令人 意外 。
Zhège xiāoxi pō lìng rén yìwài.
This news is rather surprising.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颇
他的举动让大家很 意外 。
Tā de jǔdòng ràng dàjiā hěn yìwài.
His action took everyone by surprise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 举动
计划再周密也可能有 意外 。
Jìhuà zài zhōumì yě kěnéng yǒu yìwài.
However careful the plan, the unexpected can happen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 周密
为防止 意外 ，请系好安全带。
Wèi fángzhǐ yìwài, qǐng jì hǎo ānquándài.
To prevent accidents, please fasten your seat belt.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防止
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Questions about 意外
How is 意外 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 意外 (yìwài, "Unexpected (accident)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 意外 an HSK word?
Yes — 意外 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 意外?
The dictionary page for 意外 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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