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出乎

chū hū

2-character word

What 出乎 means

1. due to
2. to stem from
3. to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
4. to go against (expectations)

The characters in 出乎

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 乎hū(classical particle similar to 于; at; from

Example sentences

• 这出乎意料地容易。
  Zhè chūhūyìliào de róngyì.
  It was amazingly easy.

Words starting with 出乎

• 出乎意料chū hū yì liào(idiom) unexpected
• 出乎意外chū hū yì wàibeyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
• 出乎预料chū hū yù liàobeyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

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