没头没脑 (méi) — 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 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, 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, shuí yě méi xiǎng dào.This thing happened out of nowhere; no one expected it.
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