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意想不到

yì xiǎng bù dào · yi xiang bu dao

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Meaning

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2 examples

一(yì)时(shí)失(shī)言(yán)常(cháng)常(cháng)会(huì)带(dài)来(lái)意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

一(yì)点(diǎn)点(diǎn)的(de)运(yùn)气(qi)有(yǒu)时(shí)会(huì)导(dǎo)致(zhì)意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào)的(de)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

A little bit of luck sometimes leads to an unexpected success.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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