无缘无故

wú yuán wú gù · wu yuan wu gu

Traditional 無緣無故

Meaning

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  1. no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)无(wú)缘(yuán)无(wú)故(gù)地(de)冲(chōng)我(wǒ)发(fā)火(huǒ),让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)意(yì)外(wài)。

He got angry at me for no reason at all, which surprised me.

02

她(tā)无(wú)缘(yuán)无(wú)故(gù)地(de)哭(kū)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái),谁(shuí)也(yě)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

She started crying for no reason, and nobody knew why.

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