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to not expect

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mei2xiang3dao4 méixiǎngdào

Meaning


Primary

to not expect

Alternatives

not expect, didn't expect, unexpectedly

Mnemonic


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

Usage


我 沒想到 他 會 來。

I didn’t expect him to come.

我 沒想到 會 收到 禮物。

I didn’t expect a gift.

我們 沒想到 問題 會 這麼 難。

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

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