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不出所料 (bù chū suǒ liào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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不出所料 (bù chū suǒ liào): As expected (idiom (adverbial phrase)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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不出所料 consists of 4 characters.

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

bù不

not; no

出 • chū • to go out • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

chū出

to go out

所 • suǒ • measure word for buildings; place • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

suǒ所

measure word for buildings; place

料 • liào • material; ingredient • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

liào料

material; ingredient

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Pinyinbù chū suǒ liào

Meaningas expected

Characters4

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Syntaxidiom (adverbial phrase)

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Example Sentences with 不出所料

bù不

chū出

suǒ所

liào料

，

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

yòu又

chí迟

dào到

le了

。

As expected, he was late again today.

bǐ比

sài赛

jié结

guǒ果

bù不

chū出

suǒ所

liào料

，

wǒ我

men们

duì队

yíng赢

le了

。

The game result was as expected; our team won.