意想不到
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

意想不到

yìxiǎng-búdào

unexpected

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

unexpected

02

previously unimagined

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 意想不到

What does 意想不到 mean in Chinese?

意想不到 (yìxiǎng-búdào) means unexpected.

How do you pronounce 意想不到?

意想不到 is pronounced yìxiǎng-búdào.

Is 意想不到 an HSK word?

意想不到 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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