unexpected · hard to imagine · it had not occurred to me · who could have thought that

xiǎng bu dào

x+iǎng·3rd toneb+u·neutral toned+ào·4th tone

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I can't think of a good username.

我想不到好的用户名。

A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

一时失言常常会带来意想不到的结果。

I'm sure people ask you this question all the time, but it's all that comes to mind right now.

这条问题你大概已经听过很多次了，但我暂时还想不到别的来问你。

Tom couldn't think of a good place to hide it.

汤姆想不到个好地方藏它。

Can't think of an answer?

想不到怎样回覆嗎？

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