3600 Sentences in 36 Units Quiz Listen to Stories

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expect v. expectation n. expected adj. unexpected adj.

HSK 3.0	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
2	碰見	碰见	pèng jian	to run into, to meet (unexpectedly), to bump into
2	認為	认为	rènwéi	find, treat, deem, suppose, look_on, repute, discount, esteem, accredit, feel, account, calculate, estimate, take to be, reckon, expect, think, hold, trust, recognise, opine, sound off, adjudge, consideration, consider, regard as, look upon, believe_in, disbelieve, allow, conceive, regard, call, imagine, view, forecast, believe, suspect, rate, animadvert, look on, listen, speak up, figure, c
2	以為	以为	yǐwéi	imagine, think/believe/consider erroneously, treat, deem, believe, suspect, suppose, consider erroneously, repute, animadvert, esteem, trow, speak up, feel, count, believe/consider erroneously, calculate, view as, guess, ween, look, expect, think erroneously, think, hold, opine, interpret, sound off, take_for, consider, take for
3	果然	果然	guǒrán	really, as expected, sure enough
3	突然	突然	tūrán	suddenly, presto, unexpectedly, abruptly, at once, all_at_once, all together, all of a sudden, all at once
3	預計	预计	yùjì	estimate, view, predict, expect, calculate in advance, anticipate
4	竟然	竟然	jìngrán	unexpectedly, to one's surprise
4	沒想到	没想到	méixiǎngdào	unexpectedly
5	等候	等候	děnghòu	hold back, wait, look, expect, abide, await, hold off, tarry, expectation, hang_on
5	居然	居然	jūrán	unexpectedly, to one's surprise, go so far as to
5	期望	期望	qīwàng	expectation, hope
5	前景	前景	qiánjǐng	outlook, perspective, prospect, expectation, vista, foreground
5	吐	吐	tǔ	articulation, utter, ptyalize, puke, articulate, vomit, spin, spew, tell, give up unwillingly, spit, speak out, spit up, disgorge, expectorate, cough up, spue, gob, throw up, say, cough out
5	預期	预期	yùqī	expect, anticipate
6	不料	不料	bùliào	unexpectedly
6	橫	横	héng	horizontal, across, (horizontal character stroke), harsh and unreasonable, unexpected
6	料	料	liào	material, stuff, grain, feed, to expect, to anticipate, to guess
6	意想不到	意想不到	yìxiǎngbùdào	unexpected, previously unimagined
7	爆冷門	爆冷门	bàolěngmén	an upset (esp. in sports), unexpected turn of events, to pull off a coup, a breakthrough
7	出人意料	出人意料	chūrényìliào	unexpected (idiom), surprising
7	陡	陡	dǒu	steep, precipitous, abrubtly, suddenly, unexpectedly
7	峰迴路轉	峰回路转	fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn	the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom), (of a mountain road) twisting and turning, fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly, things have taken a new turn
7	辜負	辜负	gūfù	to fail to live up (to expectations), unworthy (of trust), to let down, to betray (hopes), to disappoint
7	果真	果真	guǒzhēn	really, as expected
7	黑馬	黑马	hēimǎ	dark horse, fig. unexpected winner
7	橫	横	héng	horizontal, across, (horizontal character stroke), harsh and unreasonable, unexpected
7	懷孕	怀孕	huái yùn	gravid, expect, in a family way, with child, pregnant, be pregnant, gestate, impregnate, carry, bear, carry to term, be expecting, conceive
7	竟	竟	jìng	unexpectedly
7	絕招	绝招	juézhāo	unique skill, unexpected tricky move (as a last resort), masterstroke, finishing blow
7	愣	愣	lèng	to look distracted, to stare blankly, distracted, blank, (coll.) unexpectedly, rash, rashly
7	落差	落差	luòchā	drop in elevation, (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc), disparity
7	盼	盼	pàn	hope/long for, expect
7	恰巧	恰巧	qiàqiǎo	fortunately, unexpectedly, by coincidence
7	奢望	奢望	shēwàng	an extravagant hope, to have excessive expectations
7	守候	守候	shǒuhòu	to wait for, to expect, to keep watch, to watch over, to nurse
7	順理成章	顺理成章	shùnlǐ-chéngzhāng	logical, only to be expected, rational and clearly structured (of text)
7	算計	算计	suànji	to reckon, to calculate, to plan, to expect, to scheme
7	提早	提早	tízǎo	earlier than planned or expected, in advance, shift to an earlier time
7	喜出望外	喜出望外	xǐchūwàngwài	to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom), overjoyed at the turn of events
7	意料	意料	yìliào	to anticipate, to expect
7	意料之外	意料之外	yìliàozhīwài	contrary to expectation, unexpected
7	預料	预料	yùliào	expect, predict, anticipate