没想到 (méixiǎngdào) · didn't expect

没想到 (méixiǎngdào) means “didn't expect; unexpectedly”. It is written with 3 characters: 没 (not) + 想 (to think) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 没想到 is built

The characters

没 méi · not

What 没 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — how many
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

想 xiǎng · to think

What 想 is made of

相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 二 — two strokes
心xīn — heart

Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

到 dào · to arrive

What 到 is made of

至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook

Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

没想到你也在这儿！Méi xiǎngdào nǐ yě zài zhèr!I didn't expect you to be here too!

我没想到考试这么难。Wǒ méi xiǎngdào kǎoshì zhème nán.I didn't expect the exam to be so hard.

Questions about 没想到

What does 没想到 mean?

没想到 (méixiǎngdào) means “didn't expect; unexpectedly”.

How do you pronounce 没想到?

没想到 is pronounced méixiǎngdào.

Which HSK level is 没想到?

没想到 is in HSK 4 (2021).

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Learn 没想到 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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