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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

想不到 [xiǎngbudào]
  1. 1. never expect; be unexpected
    这真是想不到的事!
    This is something quite unexpected!
    想不到会在这儿见到你。
    Fancy seeing you here!
    想不到你还留有一手。
    想不到你还会做饭。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

想不到 [xiǎngbudào]
  1. 1. 出乎意料;事先没想到
    想不到我们竟在国外重逢!

Examples

这些淤积的泥沙里埋着让人意想不到的东西。 淤积
一直做下去,你会取得意想不到的收获。
在考虑问题时,老年人一般比年轻人要想得深、想得透。
我搜肠刮肚地想了半天,怎么也想不起他的名字。 搜肠刮肚
他怎么想也想不起来了。
这道题太难,怎么想也想不出来。
This question is too difficult – I just can't figure it out.
这些条件白纸黑字,一清二楚,想抵赖是抵赖不掉的。
These terms are clearly written in black and white. You can never deny them. 白纸黑字
她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用,夸大自己的作用。
She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own. 贬低
我想不依他,可是又别不过他。
I'd hate to let him have his own way, but I can't talk him round.
想不到她会插上一手。
We never thought she would poke her nose into this. 插手

Word Decomposition


[xiǎng]
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[bù]
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[dào]

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