의외

uioe · [의외]

being unexpected

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. being unexpectedSomething that one did not expect or think of.

Written Forms

의외Hangul
意外Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

평소에는 항상 사람들에게 예의 바르게 행동하는 캐릭터였는데 정말 의외야.

It's really unexpected, especially since they've always been a character who acts politely toward others.

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In the process of solving a case, people discover unexpected clues and feel a thrilling sense of tension.

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There are unexpectedly many test-takers whose proficiency stagnates because they have been lazy in systematic analysis during the learning process.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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