想不到

xiǎngbùdào

unexpectedly

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想不到 xiǎngbudào
  1. unexpected
  2. hard to imagine
  3. it had not occurred to me
  4. who could have thought that

Examples

我想不到好的用户名

I can't think of a good username.

Source: Tatoeba

想不到怎样回覆吗？

Can't think of an answer?

Source: Tatoeba

我想不到要说什麽话。

I couldn't think of anything to say.

Source: Tatoeba

想不到会在这裡遇见你！

Fancy meeting you here!

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆想不到个好地方藏它。

Tom couldn't think of a good place to hide it.

Source: Tatoeba

他们作梦也想不到会输掉这场比赛。

Little did they dream of losing the game.

Source: Tatoeba

虽然他很小心，但还是犯了个想不到的错误。

Careful as he was, he made an unexpected mistake.

Source: Tatoeba

这条问题你大概已经听过很多次了，但我暂时还想不到别的来问你。

I'm sure people ask you this question all the time, but it's all that comes to mind right now.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
2 不到 bùdào
  1. not to arrive
  2. not reaching
  3. insufficient
  4. less than