意外

Character by character

• 意yì13 strokesHSK 2thought, idea, opinion; think
• 外wài5 strokesHSK 1out, outside, external; foreign

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 意外. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 外wàiHSK 1

  outside; in addition; foreign; external

• 注意zhù yìHSK 3

  to take note of; to pay attention to

• 另外lìng wàiHSK 3

  additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore

• 愿意yuàn yìHSK 2

  to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)

• 意义yì yìHSK 3

  sense; meaning; significance; importance

• 同意tóng yìHSK 3

  to agree; to consent; to approve

• 意思yì siHSK 2

  idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

• 意见yì jiànHSK 2

  idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint

• 意识yì shíHSK 5

  consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize

• 外面wài miànHSK 3

  outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

• 意味着yì wèi zheHSK 5

  to signify; to mean; to imply

• 满意mǎn yìHSK 2

  satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction

• 之外zhī wàiHSK 5

  outside; excluding

• 生意shēng yìHSK 3

  life force; vitality

• 故意gù yìHSK 2

  deliberately; on purpose

• 不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2

  to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

• 有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2

  interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun

• 以外yǐ wàiHSK 2

  apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond

• 外套wài tàoHSK 4

  coat; jacket

• 创意chuàng yìHSK 6

  creative; creativity

• 主意zhǔ yiHSK 3

  plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi]

• 此外cǐ wàiHSK 4

  besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore

• 随意suí yìHSK 5

  as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious

• 国外guó wàiHSK 1

  abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign