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没头没脑 (méi tóu méi nǎo) — abruptly, without rhyme or reason (describing an action); completely at a loss, baffled (describing a state of mind)

Definition

An idiom with two very different uses: as 副 it describes an action done 副 (abruptly, for no reason); as 形 it describes a person left 副 (baffled, at a loss).

idiom
abruptlywithout rhyme or reason (describing an action)completely at a lossbaffled (describing a state of mind)

Examples

  • 没头没脑。
    Tā méi tóu méi nǎo dì mà le wǒ yí jù jiù zǒu le.
    He cursed me without any reason and left.
  • 没头没脑，。
    Wǒ bèi zhè ge wèn tí wèn dé méi tóu méi nǎo, bù zhī dào gāi zěn me huí dá.
    This question left me completely at a loss; I didn't know how to answer.
  • 没头没脑，。
    Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng dé méi tóu méi nǎo, shuí yě méi xiǎng dào.
    This thing happened out of nowhere; no one expected it.

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