没想到/沒想到 méi xiǎng dào — didn't expect

Meanings

1. 1

   didn't expect

   didn't expect

Character breakdown

• 想

  xiǎng (third tone, dipping)

  to think, to reflect; to want to, to would like to; to miss someone

  13 strokes⿱相心Radical 心
• 到

  dào (fourth tone, falling)

  to arrive, to reach, to get to; to go to; up to, until; (as a verb complement) successfully

  8 strokes⿰至刂Radical 刀

Words containing 想

• 想xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to want to, would like to
• 想到xiǎng (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to think of
• 想法xiǎng (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)way of thinking; opinion; notion
• 梦想/夢想mèng (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)(figuratively) to dream of
• 思想sī (first tone, high and level) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)thought
• 想起xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to recall
• 想象xiǎngxiàng (third tone, dipping)to imagine, to picture, to envision
• 理想lǐxiǎng (third tone, dipping)ideal, dream, life ambition
• 想念xiǎng (third tone, dipping) niàn (fourth tone, falling)to miss
• 幻想huàn (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)delusion
• 想不到xiǎng (third tone, dipping) bu (neutral tone) dào (fourth tone, falling)unexpected
• 回想huí (second tone, rising) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to recall
• 联想/聯想lián (second tone, rising) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to associate (cognitively)
• 设想/設想shè (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to imagine
• 着想/著想zhuó (second tone, rising) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to give thought (to others)
• 猜想cāi (first tone, high and level) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
• 妄想wàng (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to attempt vainly
• 意想不到yì (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)unexpected

Words containing 到

• 到dào (fourth tone, falling)to arrive, to get to
• 看到kàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 找到zhǎo (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to find
• 得到dé (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to get
• 见到/見到jiàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 想到xiǎng (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to think of
• 感到gǎn (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to feel; to sense; to perceive
• 做到zuò (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to accomplish
• 受到shòu (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive
• 听到/聽到tīng (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to hear
• 来到/來到lái (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to arrive; to come
• 回到huí (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to return to
• 遇到yùdào (fourth tone, falling)to run into, to bump into (by chance)
• 收到shōu (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive
• 达到/達到dá (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to reach
• 直到zhí (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)until
• 接到jiē (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive (letter etc)
• 到底dàodǐ (fourth tone, falling)after all, when it comes down to it; (in questions) just what/who/why…