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HSK
4

to not expect

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mei2xiang3dao4 méixiǎngdào

Meaning


Primary

to not expect

Alternatives

not expect, didn't expect, unexpectedly

Mnemonic


没想到 To not expect something is 没 to not have the 想 thought that something would 到 arrive before it did so.

Usage


我 没想到 他 会 来。

I didn’t expect him to come.

我 没想到 会 收到 礼物。

I didn’t expect a gift.

我们 没想到 问题 会 这么 难。

We didn’t expect the problem to be so difficult.

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