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沒想到

简没想到 · 繁沒想到

Mandarin · pinyin méi xiǎng dào

didn't expect

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–3–4 · mei2 xiang3 dao4

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adv

unexpectedly

verb

(one) didn't expect

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