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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
沒想到 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
沒想到 ＝ 沒 ＋ 想 ＋ 到
ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ · méixiǎngdào
phrase — to not expect; who would have thought; unexpectedly

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沒did not, have not (沒有)méi
想to think (想法)xiǎng
到to reach, to arrive at (達到)dào
沒想到，沒有的沒，想法的想，達到的到。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

心裡想（想）了一圈，就是沒（沒）想（到）那一步。
The mind ran through everything and never reached (到) that turn.
記憶法
關 · Related
想到xiǎngdàoto think of — the part that didn't happen