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没想到
沒想到
méixiǎngdào
1. didn't expect

Character Breakdown

没
méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
HSK 1 7 丶
想
xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
HSK 1 13 丶
到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2 8 丶

Example Sentences (2)

别提了！我以为新工作比以前的好，没想到还没有以前好呢。
Bié tí le! Wǒ yǐwéi xīn gōngzuò bǐ yǐqián de hǎo, méi xiǎngdào hái méiyǒu yǐqián hǎo ne.
Don't bring it up! I thought the new job would be better than my old one, but it turns out it's still not as good as my old one.
Text 1
真没想到，我工作这么顺利。
Zhēn méi xiǎngdào, wǒ gōngzuò zhème shùnlì.
I really didn't expect my work to go so smoothly.
Text 4

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