没想到
méixiǎngdàoTraditional: 沒想到
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Translation
did not expect, unexpectedly
Word origin
A phrase combining 没 (méi, not) with the verb 想 (xiǎng, to think) and the resultative complement 到 (dào, to reach), literally meaning the thought did not reach, hence to not have expected.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 没 (méi, not) + 想 (xiǎng, to think) + 到 (dào, to reach)
Stroke order
没
想
到
Examples
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I did not expect you to come too.
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I really did not expect him to say that.
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I did not expect the result to be so good.
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I did not expect this to be so difficult.
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I did not expect us to meet so soon.
没想到 (méi xiǎng dào) means did not expect or unexpectedly. It is used to express surprise at an outcome.
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